Welcome to Westlake Robotics Learn
See how WRLP supplements mentor-led team meetings, and when to use lessons or the Vault.
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See how WRLP supplements mentor-led team meetings, and when to use lessons or the Vault.
Hey guys, I'm Zach Wilson. Before moving to FRC, I was on FTC Team 5628, The Tau Manifesto, and I've been helping them with software basically ever since. I'm now on FRC Team 2468, Team Appreciate. I made this resource basically to supplement our normal meetings. It isn't supposed to replace our mentors, and it definitely isn't pretending that a website can teach you everything about a robot. It's just something that supports what we're already doing together. The reality is that our mentors have jobs, families, and a lot going on. And obviously, I can't make it to every meeting or be there every day either. Sometimes you're at home and want to get ahead. Sometimes you miss an explanation, or you get stuck between meetings and don't want to wait several days before you can keep learning. That's where this resource should help. Use the lessons to get enough background that you can try something yourself and come back with better questions. This isn't supposed to be some giant course that you have to complete in order. And if a mentor gives you guidance for a current robot, season, or codebase, listen to that first. This website isn't season-specific, and our mentors know what the team is actually working on. The goal is to make the time we do have together more useful. There are basically two parts: the lessons and the Vault. The lessons help you learn or review a topic. The Vault is more like the team's shelf of things we commonly need: code examples for hardware on a robot, edge detector examples, notes, and other patterns we reuse year after year. If you just need to remember how we normally do something, check the Vault instead of digging through old lessons. Use the lessons at home to learn or get ahead. Use the Vault when you need a quick answer. Use both of them with our mentors, not instead of them. That's really it. Start with whatever is useful for what you're working on right now.
In this lesson, you will:
WRLP supports the work you already do with the team. Use it at home to get ahead, review an explanation you missed, or keep learning when a mentor cannot be available. It is not a replacement for meetings, mentors, or working with the real team robot.
This is not a giant course you must complete in order. Open the lesson that helps with what you are doing, learn enough to make an attempt, and bring better questions back to the team. Guidance for the current robot, season, or codebase from a mentor comes first.
Use the Vault when you need something the team commonly reuses, such as robot hardware code, an edge detector example, setup notes, or a troubleshooting reference. It is meant to save you from hunting through old messages or digging through unrelated lessons.
Pick one real task the team is working on. Find one lesson that could give you background and one Vault item that could serve as a quick reference. Write down one question, attempt, or result you can bring to a mentor or teammate.
Check your understanding before moving on.
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