FRC Design Handbook Series

Anyone who has participated in the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) will attest to the inspiring and transformative nature of the games. It is the playground for budding engineers to garner real-world engineering, programming and design experience. Every new season represents a new opportunity for each succeeding team to evolve in capability and ingenuity.

The FRC Design Handbook Series began as a repository of useful knowledge that can be passed down to future members of Team 4817. As the first compilation of Macro Design training material took shape, it became evident that this information would be useful to many more aspiring engineers around the world who share the desire to take their FRC team to the next level.

The very first volume of the FRC Design Handbook — Macro Design: Getting Ready for the Game Drop — is now available to help you up your game.

This website serves as the accompanying resource for the handbook. Bookmark it for easy access throughout your season. Conversely, to make the most of the materials assembled here, be sure to get your copy of the book.

Macro Design: Getting Ready for the Game Drop (Volume 1)

FRC Teams start a new season each year with the Game Drop on the first weekend of January. If you are planning to iterate the team to a new level of readiness for the game season, a good place to start is by upgrading the engineering knowledge base and skills of team members. This handbook was written with this purpose in mind. Learn about mechanisms and the macro design process to be ready for the Game Drop.

Coaches & Mentors: use this as a resource to train new members

Aspiring Engineers: read this to quickly brush up on mechanism knowledge

Team Members: embark on a 11 week curriculum as a team to be ready for the Game Drop

Parents of FRC Team Members: read this to understand the robots your sons/daughters build

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Acknowledgements

This project would not be possible without all of the teams who generously granted permission to use their images and content. Their support and openness have been instrumental in bringing this project to life. This spirit of collaboration reflects the very heart of the FIRST Robotics Competition—where sharing knowledge, resources, and encouragement helps strengthen the entire community.

The teams whose robots and mechanisms are featured in this book are listed in numerical order:

Team 118: The Robonauts
Team 254: The Cheesy Poofs
Team 971: Spartan Robotics
Team 1986: Team Titanium
Team 2910: Jack in the Bot
Team 4613: Barker Redbacks
Team 4817: One Degree North
Team 5987: Galaxia in memory of David Zohar.

Additionally, some RI3D teams are featured:

UMN Robotics with credit to Katriana Trinh, Jace Flansburg, and Alex Tong
Capital Robotics on the FUN Robotics Network.

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