FIRSTSim

Welcome to the FIRST Robotics Gazebo simulation page! We are currently beta testing a simulator for the FIRST Tech Challenge, which also contains some components to the FIRST Robotics Competition. Here you will find instructions on how to install the simulator and models, how to create your own models from your FTC and FRC CAD files, and how to generate the scripts that let you control your robot from a USB joystick or gamepad.

This is a work in progress, so expect to see more improvements and greater detail in the future. If you have any questions, please use The Gazebo Q&A Page to find out more. If you develop models that you would like to add, let us know and we will work with you to make them available for download as part of the next release of the FTCsim package, which may soon be upgraded to FIRSTsim as we add some FRC robots.



All of the tutorials for the FIRST Gazebo simulator can be found here: Tutorials
 * 1) Tutorials

In order to run the FIRST simulator, you will need the following:
 * 1) Requirements


 * Computer installed with Ubuntu Linux 12.04 or 12.10
 * The current build of Gazebo
 * The current build of ROS
 * At least one joystick, preferably an Xbox controller or Logitech Extreme 3D Pro (contains yaw axis)
 * [Optional] A second joystick, if 2-player operation is desired