Installing Tools

This section will walk you through installing the tools necessary to use the tutorials on this site. Note that these instructions are for Windows installations only.

Install Java jdk

The first step is to install the Java jdk 11 which can be found here:

https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jdk11-downloads.html

Download and install the Windows x64 Installer.

Install VS Code

If you have the version of Visual Studio Code that you use to program your FRC robot, you can use that to program the Minibots. Otherwise you will need to install Visual Studio Code for Java which can be found here:

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/java

Robot Tools

The remaining robot tools can be found here: https://github.com/Paradox2102/RobotTools2024.

You should then be able to follow the instructions in the Minibot and/or Nerfbot tutorials to create and run your own robot programs.