Our resources page is populated with helpful resources for teams to use. Thank you to the teams that have sent us their resources to share! Have something cool that teams should know about? Let us know at westmifirst@gmail.com and we will see what we can do!
For New Teams:
Pneumatics
Controls Systems
FIRST Robotics Competition Control System

Electronics
Motor Training Course
This training course was presented to regional FRC Teams by Stryke Force in December 2017. Thank you to Stryke Force for making this resource available!
“This is How We Robot” Series
Check out how Q Branch, FRC Team 4327 Robots!
- Episode 01 – Team Organization
- Episode 02 – Recruitment
- Episode 03 – Sponsors
- Episode 04 – Breaking Down a Game
- Episode 05 – Spending for a Season
- Episode 06 – Motor Breakdown
- Episode 07 – Team Building
- Episode 08 – VPBG Assembly
Team Safety
Scholarships
FIRST has millions of dollars worth of scholarships available for students. Check out their page for all the opportunities! FIRST Scholarships.
At the West Michigan District, Grand Valley State University will hand out 2 FIRST Robotics scholarships for future engineering students. For all the details, visit their scholarship page: GVSU FIRST Scholarship