route 01 / new-member-onboarding
New Member Onboarding
Brand new to the team? This is the path that turns a curious rookie into a contributing member — culture, shop safety, and your first real hands on the robot.
5stops
5departments
4skills at the end
78hours of reading
The order to read it in.
Every stop is a department guide you can also reach on its own. Work down the list. Nothing here is locked and nothing needs an account to read.
skip a stop you already do all season
- 01stopGetting Started with FRCdept / getting-started
Learn how FRC works
Start here. Get the big picture: the game cycle, kickoff, regionals, and how the departments fit together so nothing else feels like a mystery.
open the guide - 02stopSafetydept / safety
Earn your shop safety basics
Before you touch a tool or the robot, learn PPE, safe tool use, and shop etiquette. Safety isn't optional — it's the first thing every veteran respects.
open the guide - 03stopMechanical, Build & Pneumaticsdept / mechanical-build
Get hands on the robot
Learn fasteners, the build process, and how mechanisms come together. This is where the robot stops being abstract and starts being real.
open the guide - 04stopElectrical & Wiringdept / electrical-wiring
See how it gets powered
Follow power from the battery through the PDH to the motors. Even non-electrical members should understand how the robot actually turns on.
open the guide - 05stopMedia, Branding & Outreachdept / media-outreach
Find your voice on the team
Onboarding isn't only the robot — see how the team tells its story and how every member can contribute beyond the shop.
open the guide
end of route / starts in Getting Started with FRC / ends in Media, Branding & Outreach
What you can do at the end.
Not topics covered. These are the jobs you can be handed on a real team once the route is behind you.
4skills, signed off by quiz
- 01Understand what FRC is, the season cadence, and how a team runs
- 02Pass shop safety and work confidently around tools and the robot
- 03Build, wire, and power a basic mechanism with the team
- 04Know which department fits you best and how to go deeper
stop 01 / getting-started
It starts in Getting Started with FRC.
Start here. Get the big picture: the game cycle, kickoff, regionals, and how the departments fit together so nothing else feels like a mystery. From there the route works down to Media, Branding & Outreach, and you can stop at any line and stay in that department for the rest of the season.