Here is a list of websites that we feel the community can use to learn more about FIRST and our FIRST community. We also have some of our own websites that we use often in the build season listed here so we can find them easily.
The Official FIRST Website – www.usfirst.org
This site has all the information one could need about FIRST and its competitions.
FIRST Scholarships – www.usfirst.org/[ . . . ]
Link to the FIRST scholarships page. FIRST offers over $12 million in scholarships each year.
Wisconsin FRC Regional – www.wisconsinregional.com
This site has all of the information required to find out about and attend the FRC Regional that is hosted in our home state of Wisconsin.
Chief Delphi – www.chiefdelphi.com
The largest FIRST community is provided by FRC Team 47, Chief Delphi. Teams from all around the world come here to help, learn, and discuss FIRST.
National Instruments – www.ni.com
Supplier of the 2010 controls system.
Andy Mark – andymark.biz
A large supplier of FRC robot parts.
Autodesk – students.autodesk.com/[ . . ]
This site supplies Autodesk Inventor, a 3D CAD program.
Rockwell Automation – www.rockwellautomation.com
A major sponsor of FIRST.
Introduction to FRC Java – www.oregonfirst.org/[ . . . ]
This is a tutorial about how to get started with Java for FRC.
Information from NASA – www.robotics.nasa.gov/rcc/
Information about the robotics curriculum at NASA.
CAD Library – www.firstcadlibrary.com/
A list of FIRST components and where to get them.
The FIRST Objective – www.firstobjective.org
A large online FIRST community.
Mukwonago High School – www.mukwonago.k12.wi.us/mhs/index.htm
The B.E.A.R.’s high school website.
Non-Engineering Mentor Organization – www.firstnemo.org
A website that dedicates itself to give non-engineering mentors courage to help their team out.
Some Engineering News – www.sciencedaily.com/[ . . . ]
Information on the latest developments in the robotics world.
Popular Science Magazine: Archives – www.popsci.com/archives
Archives of every magazine Popular Science has published.
A Robotics Introduction – www.thetech.org/robotics
An interactive introduction to the science behind robots.
A Robotics Blog – www.robots.net
The place to read the latest news on personal and industrial robotics, robot competitions, and other cool robotics-related stuff.