This site is home to all documentation for volunteers using Nexus at FIRST Robotics Competition events. Select your role on the left to view all the guides relevant to you.
What is Nexus?
Nexus for FRC is a suite of tools designed to improve the team experience at FIRST Robotics Competition events. These real-time tools make it quick and easy for volunteers to communicate amongst themselves and with teams.
What can Nexus do?
The Nexus web app can be used by teams and volunteers to access a variety of event information. Authorized volunteers can use Nexus to manage event information and communicate time-sensitive information to teams and other volunteers.
Here are some examples of Nexus in action:
- A queuer sends SMS, Slack, and Discord notifications to teams when it’s time for them to queue for their match
- A field tech identifies a technical problem with a robot and requests a control system advisor to follow up
- An inspector gets stuck when inspecting a team and requests a lead robot inspector to come by to help
- A scorekeeper enters practice match lineups into FMS based on what the queuers entered into Nexus
- A team requests a control system advisor to come by their pit to troubleshoot a programming problem
- Pit admin posts announcements in Nexus that is displayed on the event’s pit display and to teams directly on Nexus
Try a demo!
Trying a demo is the best way to familiarize yourself with all the features of Nexus.
What are the requirements to use Nexus?
Nexus requires a reliable internet connection anywhere a volunteer or team will access it- near the field and in the pits. WiFi, cellular data and wired ethernet connections can all be used.
Any available hardware with a web browser can access the Nexus web app- smartphones, tablets, laptops, & TVs. Events may choose to provide their volunteers with dedicated devices, or volunteers can use their own.
A pit display TV is optional and can be used to display real-time information including queuing status, announcements and rankings.
Nexus can use the FRC or The Blue Alliance APIs to retrieve team lists and qualification match schedules, but no continuous data feed from FMS is required.