Resources to help teams learn about programming, and how to program their FIRST Tech Challenge robots. 

This white paper, written by FIRST alumnus Eric Chin discusses electrostatic discharge effects,

This section contains resources for FIRST Tech Challenge teams specific to designing and building the robot.

PTC is pleased to announce the release of PTC Creo 3.0 for FIRST teams! PTC Creo 3.0 is 3D CAD software available to all FIRST teams providing the opportunity to design, assemble, and test your robot in a virtual environment before starting physical prototypes or build.

Detailed information about the SolidWorks software package, including tutorials and models provided.

To make it easier for teams to design the next great robot, FIRST has partnered with Autodesk, to provide Autodesk^® software licenses to schools who have a FIRST program.

This page contains information to help teams with the implementation of CAD (What is CAD?) and 3D animation software for use in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Included below are download links for three software options:

Detailed information about the 2015 legal FIRST Robotics Competition motors.

Do you need guidance about which motors to use on your FIRST Robotics Competition robot? Find out here! Performance data for legal motors is also available below.