Resources for teams using ROBOTC to program MINDSTORMS and TETRIX Robots

Below you will find everything that you will need to control MINDSTORM and TETRIX Robots!

What is on this page?

• Engineering Process/Planning your Project
• Training Webinars
• Learn to Program using ROBOTC
• ROBOTC Support

Engineering Process Video

The Engineering process is vital to successfully solving a problem. The engineering process involves several key steps that includes planning, designing, and most importantly, testing! Watch the video to learn more!

• Conducting Technical Research (.PDF)
• Keeping an Engineering Journal (.PDF)
• Conducting Tests (.PDF)

Click to view Engineering Process video

Project Planning Video

Proper planning is the first step of a successful engineering project. This video will provide you with a tested plan that project managers use when they are working on complex projects. Watch this video to see how project planning can help you achieve your goals!

• Planning your time (.PDF)
• Team member responsibilities (.PDF)
• Engineering Journal (.PDF)

Click to view Project Planning video

Behavior-Based Programming Video

You may think that writing programs is easy and that the quickest way to a successful programming solution is to write the whole program and then test it. This video describes why completing goals in small "create-and-test" steps is the best way to write successful robot programs.

• Pseudocode and Behaviors (.PDF)

Click to view Behavior Programming Video

Webinars will be offered this fall.  They will be designed to help FTC teams to get their robots up and running.  If you have specific questions that you need to have answered right now, go to the FTC forum.

1. Week 1: Downloading ROBOTC and ROBOTC Resources
2. Week 2: Getting Started with ROBOTC and getting Support
3. Week 3: Continuous Rotation Servos

Learn to Program using ROBOTC

FTC teams, please enjoy the ROBOTC for TETRIX training materials posted at the right.  Click the link and you will find in-depth programming lessons and engineering challenges that will teach you how to program your TETRIX robot to do incredible things. 

If you are a teacher and would like to have a copy of this curriculum that can be placed on every computer in your lab please click here.  

Click to view ROBOTC Curriculum for TETRIX

The ROBOTC Forums

The forums provides a place where you can quickly find answers to your questions.  If you are having issues with code and cant find the answer, search the forums or post your question and others can help.

Click here if you've never used a forum and want a quick guide to logging on, posting questions, and using the built-in search function.

ROBOTC Blog

Learn about what the community is doing with ROBOTC go to the ROBOTC Blog.

Click to go to the ROBOTC Forums

Never used a forum before? Click here