0.5 Support and news channels
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What you learn in this lesson
When you get stuck, who can you ask, and where? Where can you follow season announcements and rule changes?
In the previous lesson we left the question of where to find answers to technical questions for this lesson. During the season there will be times when you get stuck. Below are places you can take a question.
FTC Türkiye mentors group
The FTC Türkiye mentors group is an active channel where you can ask mentors from other teams your questions. Besides technical topics, you can also share your questions about registration and events here. Join the WhatsApp mentor group.
You can ask Probot
When you get stuck, you can write to us too. You can reach the numbers below by phone or on WhatsApp.
| Who | About what | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuna Gül | Probot sales and software support | +90 538 040 81 48 | Message |
| Yiğit Çerçi | Mechanical support for Probot products | +90 553 352 61 67 | Message |
| Hüseyin Çağlayan | Mechanical support for Probot products | +90 544 445 32 81 | Message |
You can write to us even if your question is not about Probot products. For registration, fees and events, the official contact is still FTC Türkiye.
Following announcements and rule changes
The email address you gave when you registered is used all season. Announcements from FIRST and the Fikret Yüksel Foundation (Fikret Yüksel Vakfı, FYF) arrive there, so someone on the team who is easy to reach should keep an eye on it.
The rules do not stop at the Competition Manual published at the start of the season. During the season, FIRST changes rules and adds clarifications through updates called Team Updates. Read these updates and your incoming emails regularly, so you do not miss a change that affects your robot or your strategy. Current Competition Manual and updates · FTC Türkiye announcements
Resources and communities
The answers to some of your questions are already in written resources.
- FIRST's technical documentation for setup, the control system, wiring and programming. FTC Docs
- A reference book made by the community for mechanisms, power transmission and software concepts. Game Manual 0
- The season's Competition Manual, to find out what a rule says. If people disagree about how a rule should be read, FIRST's official Q&A publishes rule clarifications. These clarifications do not replace the Manual.
- The FTC Türkiye library for season documents and translations in Turkish. BIOBUZZ Kütüphane (BIOBUZZ Library)
There are also places where teams ask each other. Chief Delphi is the forum of the FIRST community, and its FTC threads are active and up to date. On Reddit, the first stop for FTC is r/FTC. r/FRC on Reddit is the community of a different FIRST program, and answers there do not count as FTC rules. Chief Delphi · r/FTC · r/FRC
Most teams post on Instagram. You can ask a team there about a solution you saw on their robot, and you can use these accounts to keep in touch with teams you have met.
Reaching manufacturers
Below are contact details for some of the companies in Türkiye that make parts and fields for FTC teams. There are other manufacturers you can reach, in Türkiye and abroad. You can talk directly with these companies about whether a part fits your needs, how it works with other parts, production options or your field needs. We will look at wider sourcing options in the 0.10 Sourcing lesson.
| Company | Contact | Phone | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFR Products | Mehmet Ali Uçar | +90 531 279 46 82 | nfrproducts.com |
| Wattos | Muhammed Akif Tobcil | +90 542 148 64 36 | wattos.com.tr |
| Robopiece, field manufacturer | Çağrı Sağlam | +90 543 887 08 40 | robopiece.com |
You can also message these numbers on WhatsApp. NFR · Wattos · Robopiece