Tools
Setting up your shop for the first time or refreshing for a new season? Check out these tools to help save time.
A successful FRC build season starts with having the right tools and hardware to design, assemble, and iterate your robot efficiently. At a minimum, teams benefit from a quality set of hand and assembly tools. For example, wrenches, hex drivers, and magnetic nutsetters cover many common fasteners on an FRC robot chassis.
Tool Sets
AM14U Tool Set
These tools are the essentials needed to assemble an AM14U drive chassis.
FRC Basics Tool Set
7/16" and 9/16" wrenches, a 5/32" hex driver, and 3 magnetic nut setters.
FRC Rookie Tool Set
Put together by some of our best and brightest, these tools were the ones they simply couldn't live without.
For a more complete starter collection, sets can be supplemented or expanded with additional tools like crimpers, cable tie guns, and multi‑hex sets. Consider tools that were designed specifically for FRC applications.
FRC Unique Tools
Battery Beak
The high resolution OLED display displays all the information you need for a quick decision on battery health: Internal resistance , SOC , Open-load voltage , Voltage at 1 amp and 18 amps , Battery status of 'Good', 'Fair' or 'Bad'
Polybelt Welder Clamp & Hot Knife
This assembly is used to easily make custom lengths of Polybelt loops. A set of thumb screws are included to make clamping belt ends simple. The over-center linkage makes it easy to bring the melted belt ends together and hold in place while the belt cools.
Chain Breaks
The block (which is made from aluminum for added lightness) holds your chain steady while you use the screws to press a pin out of a link and ... Break the Chain!
Crimping Tools
Tools for crimping open barrel connectors, powerpoles, and ferrules
Beyond basic hand tools, teams should consider organizational tools like a robust AndyMark Robot Cart to transport and store tools and robot parts throughout the season.
Organizational Tools
Robot Cart
This robot cart is perfect for transporting your robot, spare batteries, and driver station to the field with plenty of room underneath for practice scoring elements (most years), spare parts, tools, or anything else you want to keep on hand.
Robot Parts Cart
Each Parts Cart comes included with 8 storage containers and 3 battery shelves that you can mix and match to fill the 8 slots in the cart. If using the cart for batteries, there are handy-dandy mounting holes for the NOCO 3 Bank Battery Chargers up the side.
Organizer Containers
This storage tote is perfect for organizing your small to medium sized robot components and is configurable from 7 compartments up to 15. We use this container to hold the hardware included in the Robits Core Kit.
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