FIRST Community Spotlights

Video: Interviews and Opinions on new FRC Controller

Deirdre — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:55:46 GMT

In this video, LabVIEW Champion and VI Shots Blogger Michael Aivaliotis interviews Ray Almgren, who leads the worldwide academic relations program for NI, and several FRC teams (2023, 1739, 47, 107 and 2053) to get feedback on the NI CompactRIO controller.

Share your thoughts in this discussion forum thread.

Video: Announcing the New FRC Controller – NI CompactRIO

Deirdre — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:05:12 GMT

As you’ve heard by now, the NI CompactRIO will be the new controller for the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition.

CompactRIO is an advanced control system designed for applications that require high performance and reliability. With the platform's open, embedded architecture, small size, extreme ruggedness, and flexibility, FIRST teams will use this hardware to quickly build custom robotic systems.

Check out this launch video, which shows how CompactRIO will help you Build a Better Robot:

For more cool videos, visit the NI FIRST Robotics YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/nifirstrobotics).