FTC Robot Controller app
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The FTC Robot Controller app is the official Android application used in FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competitions to run and manage robot control code and hardware during matches.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FTC Robot Controller app canonical | 2 |
| FTC Robot Controller software | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6784728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FTC Robot Controller app Context triple: [FTC Blocks, requires, FTC Robot Controller app]
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A.
FTC Blocks
FTC Blocks is a visual, block-based programming environment used to create and control robot code in the FIRST Tech Challenge.
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B.
RobotC
RobotC is a C-based programming language and development environment commonly used for programming educational robotics platforms such as LEGO Mindstorms.
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C.
REV Robotics Control Hub
The REV Robotics Control Hub is an integrated Android-based controller and expansion module used to manage motors, sensors, and communication on FIRST Tech Challenge competition robots.
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D.
WPILib for Java
WPILib for Java is a Java-based robotics programming library and framework widely used in FIRST Robotics Competition to simplify control, sensor integration, and autonomous behavior on robots.
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E.
NI roboRIO
The NI roboRIO is a rugged, real-time embedded controller from National Instruments widely used as the central control system for FIRST Robotics Competition robots.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FTC Robot Controller app Target entity description: The FTC Robot Controller app is the official Android application used in FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competitions to run and manage robot control code and hardware during matches.
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A.
FTC Blocks
FTC Blocks is a visual, block-based programming environment used to create and control robot code in the FIRST Tech Challenge.
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B.
RobotC
RobotC is a C-based programming language and development environment commonly used for programming educational robotics platforms such as LEGO Mindstorms.
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C.
REV Robotics Control Hub
The REV Robotics Control Hub is an integrated Android-based controller and expansion module used to manage motors, sensors, and communication on FIRST Tech Challenge competition robots.
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D.
WPILib for Java
WPILib for Java is a Java-based robotics programming library and framework widely used in FIRST Robotics Competition to simplify control, sensor integration, and autonomous behavior on robots.
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E.
NI roboRIO
The NI roboRIO is a rugged, real-time embedded controller from National Instruments widely used as the central control system for FIRST Robotics Competition robots.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Android application
ⓘ
robotics control software ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | FTC Driver Station app ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | secondary school ⓘ |
| conformsTo | FIRST Tech Challenge game rules for control system ⓘ |
| controls |
DC motors
ⓘ
REV Control Hub ⓘ
linked to:
REV Robotics Control Hub
REV Expansion Hub ⓘ sensors ⓘ servos ⓘ |
| developer |
FIRST
ⓘ
FIRST Tech Challenge Control System team ⓘ |
| distribution |
GitHub releases (source and APK)
ⓘ
Google Play Store ⓘ |
| domain | educational robotics ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Blocks programming environment
ⓘ
OnBot Java web editor ⓘ
linked to:
OnBot Java
OpMode selection interface ⓘ hardware configuration editor ⓘ telemetry display and logging ⓘ |
| license | open source components ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | FIRST Tech Challenge engineering staff ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Android ⓘ |
| partOf | FTC control system ⓘ |
| platform |
Android smartphone
ⓘ
Android tablet ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
communicate with FTC Driver Station app
ⓘ
manage robot hardware during matches ⓘ run robot control code ⓘ |
| requires |
Wi‑Fi Direct connection to Driver Station
ⓘ
compatible Android device ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage |
Blocks (visual programming)
ⓘ
Java ⓘ OnBot Java ⓘ external Android Studio Java projects ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
autonomous period
ⓘ
end game period ⓘ teleoperated period ⓘ |
| usedBy | FIRST Tech Challenge teams ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
FTC elimination matches
ⓘ
FTC practice sessions ⓘ FTC qualification matches ⓘ |
| usedFor |
configuring robot hardware mappings
ⓘ
controlling FTC competition robots ⓘ executing autonomous programs ⓘ executing teleop programs ⓘ logging robot telemetry ⓘ |
| usedIn | FIRST Tech Challenge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: FTC Robot Controller app Description of subject: The FTC Robot Controller app is the official Android application used in FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competitions to run and manage robot control code and hardware during matches.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: FTC Robot Controller app