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Driver Station

The NI software (and the physical station) that connects driver inputs to the robot and reports status during matches.

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The official, free software library for programming FRC robots in Java, C++, or Python (RobotPy).

A trajectory-optimization tool that generates time-optimal autonomous paths, often paired with WPILib.

WPILib's recommended structure that organizes robot code into Subsystems and Commands for clean, reusable behavior.

Control that predicts the output needed (e.g., to overcome gravity or reach a velocity) and is combined with PID for accuracy.

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