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Card 879 of 10002026-09-05 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-05

Tread Pathing Gives FTC Tank Bots a Browser-Native Route Planner

treadpathing.com Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A Java pathing library that lets FIRST Tech Challenge teams program tank-drive autonomous routines entirely through OnBotJava.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-05 issue.

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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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NicheUnusually specific use
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