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Helpful Documents
The documents below will help you with the various aspects of running a team such as sponsorship, building, and award submission.
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Technical Topics
The links below mostly pertain to topics covering some part of building the robot.
MVRT Training Guides
The Monta Vista Robotics Team (115), put together guides in Microsoft Office on basic skills for building a robot.
Simbotics Workshops
Simbotics, team 1114, has several documents topics from robot design to running a team.
Programming
Langley Robotics has a lot of guides in both Microsoft Word and PDF format on programming.
AutoDesk Tutorials
AutoDesk provides good tutorials for it's software like 3ds Max and Inventor.
Non-Techincal Topics
Basically, the links below are about anything but building the robot, such as team management, scouting, recruiting, publicizing, and more.
Sponsorship 101
This thread on ChiefDelphi is a collection of different posts covering the topic of sponsorship.
Fundraising 101
This thread is similar to the one above in that it is a collection of good posts regarding fundraising.
Woodie Flowers Award Help
This post on ChiefDelphi, written by Amanda Morrison, is a very helpful for those writing a Woodie Flowers essay. She also has a document you can download on the topic.
Other
These links include both technical and non-technical information.
FIRST Wiki
In this wiki you can find a lot of how-tos and information on technical and non-technical topics.
MOEmentum - Guide for Rookies
MOEmentum is team 365's helpful online resource for first-year teams.
RINOS - Guide for Rookies
Similar to MOE's guide, Raider Robotix has also produced a helpful guide for rookies.
Starting a Team
On USFIRST.org there are several helpful pages on the subject of starting a new team.
Safety!
FIRST put together a nice, concise page on safety, including a video!
