FTC Briefing

Owner

Jeff McBride

Goals

• Provide an understanding of ORTOP and the FTC program
• Show the value the program brings to our young adults
• Demonstrate the fun and excitement the program generates
• Explain the opportunities for your involvement

Prerequisites

Optionally attended component of

• FTC Getting Started with NXT G
• FTC Getting Started with C

Outline

• Overview
• Program goals
  • ORTOP goals
  • How FTC fits in with ORTOP
• FTC
  • Historical overview (Vex)
  • Last year’s challenge
  • Tetrix Showcase tournament
  • Teams
    • 3-10 Students Grade 6-12
    • Coaches
    • Mentors
  • Cost of robot kit plus registration fees
    • Returning teams ~$800
    • New teams ~$1300
    • ORTOP has a limited number of Scholarships available
  • Time line
    • FIRST Registration
      • Open NOW
      • FIRST Registration cost $275
    • Challenge details to be anounced in September
    • Robot kits will ship at the end of August
    • Oregon tournaments
      • Qualifying tournament dates and locations are TBD, check ortop.org for details
      • State tournament date and location are TBD, check ortop.org for details
      • ORTOP Registration cost $50
    • 2009 First World Festival will be held in Atlanta, April 16-18, 2009
  • FTC kit and competition arena
    • Kit price and lower cost alternatives
      • FTC Competition kit $900
      • Returning FTC team discount $450
      • FTC Competition kit w/o Mindstorms $800 (this is a poor deal)
      • A limited number of rookie team grants are available through ORTOP
    • FIRST and LEGO promise that they will continue with the Tetrix platform for many years
    • Differences from last year's arena TBA
  • Tournament Structure and Judging
  • Awards
• Links and resources
  • ORTOP's FTC page (includes local event schedule)
  • FIRST's FTC Community page (including registration)
  • FIRST's FTC FAQ page
  • FIRST's FTC Communication page
  • PITSCO's Tetrix parts page

Resources

• 2006/07 Vex season briefing slides