General Building Best Practices for FIRST Tech Challenge
We know there's a lot to think about when you're getting started with FIRST Tech Challenge. So we wanted to start you off with some of our general building best practices so that you have a couple specific things to think about when you start building your robot. � Design to facilitate easy repair. Make sure that every part is accessible and easy to fix for quick and painless pit repair. � Build the robot for competition. Consider the outcome of different types of collisions and add guards and bumpers in the design to minimize impact. Protect wires and position motors so that the end of the wire is inside the robot body. � As screws, nuts, and washers are removed from the robot or from early prototypes, check them for damage and discard or mark parts that are no longer perfect. � Keep drive wheels symmetrical. Asymmetrical wheels will ...