Team Training and Resources

Resources

NXT-G or RoboLab Programming Tutorial by Dale Yocum, Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon
Downloadable, excellent introductory and advanced programming tutorials for NXT. Provides step-by-step guidance and explanations of the skills needed to create simple and more advanced robot code. You may download and use the tutorials in a classroom or team setting, or distribute to the group to learn on their own.
Workshop Materials by Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program (ORTOP)
A variety of resources designed for a workshop that includes considerable valuable information for coaches. Resources include technical and non-techical topics like programming and coaching techniques.
NXT Building Instructions by The Tufts Center for Engineering Educational Outreach
This site includes instructions for building with the NXT kit as well as some tips for design. These supplement the base bot instructions that you receive with your FLL kit.
HighTechKids Resource Library by INSciTE/High Tech Kids
A wide variety of different resources collected and created over many years. There is plenty of information on NXT, RCX, coaching, etc.

If you have any questions to help get and keep your team going, do not hesitate to contact us through email (mafll@wpi.edu) or by phone (508-831-6750). As we begin to see the types of problems teams need help with, we can work to find or create resources to better support all teams.

If you have any suggestions for training resources, please send information to mafll@wpi.edu. Proper credit will be given.

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