FTC Briefing

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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

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

Resources

  • 2006/07 Vex season briefing slides VEXBriefing2006v05.pdf