FRC Inspection Resources

Thank you for volunteering!

Robot Inspectors ensure our FRC events are legal, fair, and fun for our teams. We’d like to give a sincere “Thank you!” for spending your time to support our students. We hope you have fun and maybe learn something new yourself!

Inspection Resources

Here are quick links to websites that are helpful for inspection:

Main Links

• FRC Game Manual (focus on Section 8 ROBOT Construction Rules and Section 9 Inspection & Eligibility)
• Team Updates
• Inspection Checklist
• Q&A System

Nexus

• FRC Nexus (a program to track inspection checklists electronically we use for Inspection)
• FRC Nexus Precheck (for teams to run their own pre-inspection)

Subsystems

• Motors and Pneumatics visual guide*
• Electronics visual guide*
• Radio wiring visual guide*
• Control System Hardware and Wiring
• Driver Station Software (the team number is in the Status Pane and software versions are in the Diagnostics Tab, you can see screenshots here)
• Pneumatics Manual

* Special thanks to the GKC Regional LRI Andy Shimamoto for updating and sharing these files with the community!

Inspector Training

Inspector training was held Sunday 2/22/2026. Below you can find a link to the video recording as well as documents used during the presentation.

• Inspector Training meeting recording
• Robot Inspector Expectations
• What’s New Rules Updates
• Robot Inspection Quick Start Guide

Additionally, you’ll also need to complete FIRST Robot Inspector Training, which you can find in the FIRST Training System.