./cool_links

www.usfirst.org - The Official FIRST Robotics Site

www.chiefdelphi.com - The main communication point for FIRST Robotics Teams all over the world.

www.firstwiki.org - A wiki where you can find information on just about every game, team, and event FIRST has ever dealt with.

www.ifirobotics.com - This is the company that supplies almost all of the electronic components used on the robot, such as the main robot controller and relay switches.

www.firstcadlibrary.com - This site provides 3D models of all the parts FIRST gives out in their Kit of Parts. Useful for modeling a robot in 3D using a program such as Autodesk Inventor.

www.autodesk.com - Manufacturer of the popular AutoCAD software, this company provides design software to every FIRST robotics team.

www.asme.org - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that promotes the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences throughout the world. The core values of ASME are rooted in its mission to better enable mechanical engineering practitioners to contribute to the well-being of humankind.

www.rjec.org - The Richmond Joint Engineer's Council. An organization that is an all-volunteer coalition of engineering, scientific and technical societies in the Richmond / Petersburg Metropolitan Areas of Virginia.

www.ieee.org - The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. An orginization that defines technical standards and contributes to research in electrical fields.