Links
RMR662 E-Community
- 662's Channel
- The team's Youtube account, soon to be filled with past and present build season highlights.
- 662's Tweet Page
- The team's twitter account, run by William Hartung, with day-to-day tweets on the team's happenings.
- Rocky Mountain Robotics (FIRST Team 662) Alumni
- Facebook group for all current members and past alumni of Rocky Mountain Robotics team 662
FIRST
- FIRST Home Page
- The FIRST Home Page, with information about FRC, Vex, and Lego League.
- FIRST Overdrive
- The FIRST Robotics Competition game for the 2008 season
- Alpine Robotics Team 159
- Our colleagues and fellow robotics enthusiasts in Fort Collins, CO. Their website has an excellent Google Maps-based team locator.
- Virtual Commandos Team 1977
- RMR's "Commando" comrades up in Loveland, CO.
General Information
- Chief Delphi
- An incredibly popular forum board run by team 47 with many teams contributing valuable ideas.
- Wikipedia on Robotics
- An article describing the basic kinds of robots.
- Hex Bugs
- If you liked our Hex Bugs that we used for our fundraiser, you will love this Website!
- Cool Robot Website!
- This is a very cool website with some very high tech robots!
Mechanical
- Machining: An Introduction
- A to-the-point introduction to machining
- Monta Vista Robotics Team
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- Tools — An introduction to the tools one may use in building a robot.
- Robot Designs: Chassis and Drive-Train — How to build a robot chassis and drivetrain, complete with examples.
- Robot Design: Manipulators — Examples of several different types of manipulator arms.
- A Guide to Choosing the right motor. — Different types of motors, and how to choose one. Provided by FIRST.
Programming
- Loveland High School Resources
- Team 1977 from Loveland, Colorado has compiled tutorials on C.
- Monta Vista Robotics Team
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- Basic Programming Part 1 — An introduction to programming in C.
- Basic Programming Part 2 — A more detailed look at If-else statements and switch statements
- Robot Control Program — An explanation of how the robot controller and camera program work.
Website
Wiring
- Monta Vista Robotics Team
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- Electrical Parts — An introduction to the many components in the robot's electrical system
- Wire Stripping — How to strip the insulation off a wire
- Wire Crimping — How to crimp electrical wires
Pneumatics
- Monta Vista Robotics Team
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- Pneumatics — An introduction to how Pneumatics work, and the characteristics of pneumatics.
CAD-Autodesk Inventor
- Monta Vista Robotics Team
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- Inventor Parts — A tutorial on how to make a part in Autodesk Inventor.
- Inventor Assemblies — A tutorial on how to make a basic assembly of parts in Autodesk Inventor.
- Inventor Drawing — A tutorial on how to make a drawing in Autodesk Inventor.
Team Management
- Monta Vista Robotics Team
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- Interactive Activities — Team bonding activity used to introduce everyone in the team to each other.
Thank You
Special thanks goes out to to FIRST, the Monta Vista Robotics Team, Team 47, and the Loveland High School Robotics team for providing the tutorials and information on this page.




