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This page contains a range of support on navigating FTC as a first time team, or any team in general. These documents have been made by us to help everyone else out. If you wish to use any of the documents, you must request permission directly from the team by contacting us. There are also some videos taken from youtube, please see the credits below them for more details.
Subnautics Sustainability website tutorial.pdfSustainability and protecting the planet
At Subnautics we feel responsibility to protect the planet, as there is no planet 2. We think that in order for any positive outcome, everyone has to change their lifestyles, including us and the people of FTC. In this document, we have brought 10 ideas for teams to stay environmentally conscious and sustainable.
Subanutics website content Engineering portfolio.pdfEngineering portfolio support
We know and understand that for many teams, the engineering portfolio can be daunting, but, with our advice, we aim to help you overcome that fear and create a successful, informative engineering portfolio. In this document we have given you 12 very important tips that we found useful when making our engineering portfolios.
Please refer to these other videos for more engineering portfolio support:
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Credits to Dempo robotics academy and FIRST Nevada (Youtube), we do not take credit fot the making of these videos.
Subnautics website content Website building .pdfStarting a team website
Starting a team website can be a big step towards making yourself as a team stand out among other teams. Wesbites can often be tricky to build, especially if you have no clue about coding. But.....don't fear our team is here! We are providing you with a document that shows you how to successfully start and build a website using Google sites!
Subnautics website content Building support.pdfBuilding your robot AND how to use the chain tool
Building a robot is hard, especially as a first time team. In this document, we have given you all of our top tips on how to build a successful robot. We particularly recommend using the FTC kit for starter teams. Also, in this document, we tackle the incredibly difficult task of cutting a chain to the correct size with the chain tool-something that took us over an hour to do!
Please refer to these other videos for guidance:
Videos taken from the official REV robotics youtube channel, we do not take credit for the making of these videos.
Subnautics website content affirmations.pdfAffirmations for robotics teams
We know it's easy to get demotivated or stressed when times get tough in robotics, that's why we made 6 affirmations cards, designed to help you feel better and destress after a long day. Remember, you are so worthy and valued by everyone in the FTC community, and most of all, you are gracious and professional!
Here are some videos for help when things become too much:
videos taken from the official youtube channel of Headspace, we do not take any credit for the making of thiese vidoes.
And remember, if you can't cope, it's ok to step away from robotics for a few weeks, months or even at all. It should be fun and not forced.
Subanutics website content advice for new team members pdf.pdfHelp for new team members
Subnautics are here to offer our biggest advice for how to begin as a new member on a robotics team. In this document we offer so many tips and tricks for how to have a smooth introduction into the fast paced world of FTC. Do not worry you got this!
Subnautics website content-competition guide.pdfCompetition guide
We have created a competition guide full of really important information for when it come to competitions. This information is very useful for any team that doesn't know what to expect. Plus....we included a packing list!!! Enjoy!
Extra tips: Make the most of your scrimmages and kick off events and make sure to take your robot to the robot inspection as early as you can so that you have time to make any alterations after!
Heres a video from another team called The Red Beard Pandas which we found very useful:
This video was taken from the official youtube channel of another FTC team called The Red Beard Pandas, we do not take any credit for the making of this video.
Subanutics website content inventory and organisation.pdfInventory and organisation
Lost that one hex key?? Well say bye to it because FTC legend says you'll never see it again. But.....if you don't want to lose another hex key, follow our guide for organisation of inventory. There's two sections, one for teams with modular organisers and one for teams with just the FTC kit.
Subanutics website content coding survival guide.pdfFTC coding survival guide
Are you a starting team with NO CLUE WHATSOEVER to how to code your robot? Do you want our teams' tips and advice? Head here to this document where we tell you our biggest tips for coding your own robot. We only have a tutorial for beginners as we ourselves havent experimented with any other types of coding.
An outreach tutorial full document .pdfAn outreach tutorial
Here's an outreach tutorial that we've been working on. It's our longest and biggest one yet. In this, we're helping your team have an online presence. This tutorial has also been posted on our instagram.
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