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FIRST Chesapeake, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the official FIRST Partner Organization for FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia as well as FIRST LEGO® League Explore in Maryland.
FIRST Chesapeake, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the official FIRST Partner Organization for FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia as well as FIRST LEGO® League Explore in Maryland.
ChiefDelphi.com is a prominent online forum dedicated to discussions about the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and related topics. It serves as a community hub for students, mentors, alumni, and robotics enthusiasts to exchange ideas, share experiences, and collaborate on projects.
The Blue Alliance is the best way to scout, watch, and relive the FIRST Robotics Competition. It includes match results, team data, event schedules, and video archives making it easy for teams to review past seasons and analyze game statistics and strategies.
Onshape is a cloud-based CAD software that allows engineers and students to design without installs. It offers built-in version control with branching and merging as well as an FRC library of parts.
FRCDesign.org is a comprehensive learning guide and technical reference for FRC design using Onshape. It includes a learning course for anyone who would like to learn the basics of CAD and FRC design. Alongside this, FRCDesign.org offers a design handbook that gives references for many different types of mechanisms. They also offer links to very useful FRC featurescripts.
FRC Control System provides documentation about building, wiring, programming, and operating an FRC robot. It includes tutorials for Java, C++, and Python. It also includes links to tools such as the driver station.
WestCoast Products (WCP) provides manufacturing and fabrication services to robotics teams. They offer services such as CNC machining, casting, molding, vinyl cutting, PCB assembly, and sheet metal work giving teams access to custom parts and a wide range of materials.