THE ROBOTIC PIT CREW FTC TeleOp series

Video 3 · FTC TeleOp series

INIT, Telemetry, and waitForStart()

See what runs during initialization and why the program waits before driving.

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POWERING ON safety sequence

  1. Secure the robot and confirm it is disabled.
  2. Look around the work area.
  3. Call out “POWERING ON!”
  4. Give everyone time to step away.
  5. Visually confirm the area is clear.
  6. Press PLAY only when it is safe.
Download the 11 x 17 safety poster

Shared teacher resources

The complete student workbook, seven-part teacher plan, POWERING ON safety poster, printable cards, Java base program, and Program Token STL files are stored once in the shared resource folder. You can also browse every student workbook.