Observed arrival · 2026-09-05
Tread Pathing Gives FTC Tank Bots a Browser-Native Route Planner
A Java pathing library that lets FIRST Tech Challenge teams program tank-drive autonomous routines entirely through OnBotJava.
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The documented workflow is deliberately constrained around the FTC Robot Controller: teams paste the org/treadpathing folders into OnBotJava, build them there, and retrieve OpModes through the Driver Station. Routes use field coordinates and follower updates rather than fixed sleep durations. The site also describes a logging path at FIRST/java/src/Datalogs, where run files can be downloaded for plotting. It identifies a practical deployment constraint: the Control Hub compiles 51 files, but compile time must be measured on each team’s hardware.
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