Resources

FIRST resources

The official pages, the rules, the tools, and the money. Everything a Millis Dynamics student or mentor needs, in one place.

Start here

The official pages every new FTC person should read first.

FIRST Tech Challenge The program itself: what FTC is, how teams work, and how to register. Open Game and season info This season’s game manuals, field drawings, and official updates. Open Find local support Massachusetts program staff and the people who run our events. Open

Rules and competing

What actually governs a match and a tournament.

FTC Docs The official technical documentation: control system, wiring, inspection, and event rules. Open Q&A and team updates Where rule questions get answered officially during the season. Open

Build and code

The tools we actually use to make the robot work.

FTC robot controller SDK The official Android Studio project our robot code is built on. Open Game Manual 0 A community-written guide to FTC design, build, and programming. Genuinely the best learning resource out there. Open Onshape Browser-based CAD, free for students and teams. This is where the robot gets designed. Open

Training, awards, and money

Free courses, judged awards, and scholarships.

FIRST training Free courses for students and mentors, including technical tracks and the mentor-ready modules. Open FIRST scholarships Hundreds of scholarships open to FIRST participants. A lot of it goes unclaimed every year. Open Grants for teams Team grants FIRST and its partners offer, including support aimed at newer teams. Open

Our own links

Millis Dynamics

Our code is public, and the rest of the team lives on these.