FTC Open Alliance

What is the FTC Open Alliance?

Based on FRC's The Open Alliance, FTC Open Alliance is an organization created to help teams easily share their information and statistics to a wider audience. The Alliance is a great resource for newer teams that are looking to get started or veteran teams that are looking to expand their capabilities. Being a member of the FTC Open Alliance is not required to access the information of Alliance teams.

FTC Open Alliance was started with the permission of The Open Alliance. It is modelled after them and follows the same 6 guiding principles.

What can the Alliance do for my team?

FTC Open Alliance Principles

FTC Open Alliance follows the same basic principles laid out by FRC's The Open Alliance:

• Alliance teams do not keep secrets.
• Alliance teams do their best to provide frequent updates throughout the year.
• Alliance teams use Chief Delphi to post updates and answer questions. They are also encouraged to explore other mediums.
• Alliance teams provide open code and/or CAD.
• Alliance teams include the bad and the good.
• Alliance teams join to help all teams, not just other Open Alliance teams.

How do I join the Alliance?

You can sign your team up using the “Register/Update” button at the top of the page. When you sign up, you will be asked to provide some information about both your team structure and robot. You'll also be asked to provide links to your team's build thread, CAD, Code, and other resources. The build thread is a required component that must be created before you register. You can create one on the Chief Delphi forum, and should update it regularly. All information provided except for your contact email and shipping address are public and able to be changed at a later time.