THE ROBOTIC PIT CREW FTC Java series

Video 8 · Applied FTC TeleOp capstone

FTC StarterBot TeleOp: Drive, Intake, and Telemetry

Put the first seven lessons together by connecting one gamepad to a skid-steer drivetrain, intake roller, two corner feeders, and telemetry.

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POWERING ON safety sequence

  1. Secure the robot with every moving part clear of the surface.
  2. Confirm that the Driver Station shows DISABLED.
  3. Look around the complete work area.
  4. Call out “POWERING ON!”
  5. Give everyone time to step behind the boundary.
  6. Visually confirm that people, hands, tools, wires, hair, and clothing are clear.
  7. Select INIT or START only when the test area is safe.

Press STOP and visually confirm DISABLED before anyone approaches or adjusts the robot.

Download the 11 x 17 safety poster

What students practice

Students audit five hardware configuration names, calculate split-arcade drive and trigger-subtraction outputs, perform a controlled wheels-up test, and compare code, telemetry, and physical movement before proposing a correction.

The original seven-part course remains the foundation. This applied capstone shows how those ideas work together on a more complete robot.