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FTC Robotics: Tips, Tricks, Strategies, and Secrets (2011/12 Edition): New 2011/12 Season Edition Paperback – August 2, 2011

by The Pope John XXIII High School Regional Robotics Team (Author), Emma Kelly (Editor), Joseph Vengen (Illustrator),

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The best selling book on FTC Robotics just got better: Updated with over 40 pages of new material for the 2011/12 season! FIRST Tech Challenge is the fastest growing FIRST robotics competition for students, but there has never before been a single volume to instruct new and veteran teams alike on how to navigate the competitions' rich complexities. This book contains the accumulated wisdom of several champion teams who have won major state level championships as captain teams. The volume is organized into sections covering every aspect of FTC competition, each section containing bite-sized chunks of information: a single sentence describing a tip, trick, strategy, or secret used by top ranked teams, followed by a paragraph or two of examples, explanations, pictures, or diagrams. Over four hundred of these recommendations are detailed in this book. The new 2011/12 edition contains new sections on Samantha WiFi and working with plastic, as well as dozens of new illustrations, code samples, and other updated information. By following these recommendations, your team is sure to improve, and maybe even become a champion team as a result!

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Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta, New Jersey has competed in FTC Robotics for four years. In the 2008/09 season they were a winning alliance partner at the New Jersey Championships and they placed second as a captain team in the New York City championships. They were ranked 8th in their division at the World Championships that season. In the 2009/10 season, they fielded two competitive teams: Team 247 and Team 248. Team 248 won the New Jersey State Championships as captain team, and Team 247 won the New York City Championships as captain team. Thus both teams qualified for the World Championships. In the 2010/11 season they expanded to three teams, and their new team (4391) qualified for Worlds that season. Because of their success, many teams ask them questions about many topics: "Where did you get that nice rolling cart?", "Why don't you use gears on the wheels?" etc. Those questions were the inspiration for this book. FTC Robotics is one of the most complex high school level activities in existence, but there is no central source of information to help new teams get up to speed or veteran teams improve their game. This volume is meant to fill that gap and help level the playing field.

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Product Details

Paperback: 234 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 2, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 146378872X
ISBN-13: 978-1463788728
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.5 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,772,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #837 in Books > Computers & Technology > Computer Science > Robotics
- #1300 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Engineering > Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems > Robotics & Automation
- #4835 in Books > Computers & Technology > Hardware & DIY

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This book will help your team learn faster.

Byrtederon January 14, 2013

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I coach an FTC team (Team 6369 Designosaurs), and have encourage all of our members to buy and read this book. A lot of this information is stuff that anyone will learn by hanging around for awhile-- but you get it without the hanging around part. The authors hit just the right of being informal without being flippant. All is well organized by section, and highly readable.

And (what every kid wants to know) this book will help you win more matches. Read the section on strategy twice. This is the sort of stuff you only pick up from years of hanging around FTC.

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The best book on FTC Robotics just got better

Bygeek squad centralon September 12, 2011

This is the new 2011/12 edition of the only book specifically about competing in FTC robotics. The new book has timely information, including a new section on WiFi with Samantha, as well as a section on plastic fabrication techniques, plus many new tips in other sections as well (now over 400 tips). This is especially helpful this year, since FIRST has allowed almost unlimited use of plastic in the new game this year. In all, 40 pages of new information, plus many new illustrations and code examples, make this a must-have volume for both rookie and veteran teams. Although some of the information here is available from other sources, it is scattered and difficult to find, plus there is material here that is unique to this volume that I have never seen anywhere else.

Disclaimer, I was involved in the production of this book (although I receive no royalties from it), but I have already heard directly from coaches who have used the new book that it does everything I say above, and they are very happy to have this volume as part of their arsenal!

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Amazing!

ByBunnyon March 1, 2013

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If you're new at this, or want to explore the idea of a FTC team, please get this book. I waited until half way through our first season to get it, and my only regret is not getting it sooner. I love that he separates his tips, hints and secrets out. You can skip through the chapter to find the section you need info on, or read it like a traditional book. It's written in an almost cliff note style, so finding information is quick and easy. Have 5 minutes, pick it up and read 3-5 tips & hints. It's not written in long paragraphs that build on itself, it's short, sweet, to the point bulleted information points that helped our new team tremendously!