All tracks
Work through them in any order. If you are brand new, start with FIRST — it explains what you are signing up for before you spend any money.
CAD
Design robot parts in Onshape — from your first sketch to a full assembly your team can actually build.
Programming
Write the Java that actually drives your robot — TeleOp, autonomous, sensors, and control loops.
Electronics
Wire a legal, reliable robot — Control Hub, motors, servos, and sensors — and fix it when it stops working.
Mechanical
Understand drivetrains, gear ratios, linear slides, and intakes — then design your own mechanisms.
Business
Fund your team and keep it running — budgets, sponsors, pitches, and the boring things that decide whether you exist next year.
FIRST
How FTC actually works — registering, the season timeline, judging, awards, and surviving year two.