Returning This Season

Review the season changes and update your tools and robot project.

Before Your First Practice

Read the Changelog

Check changes to WPILib, the control system, and supported tools. Full 2027 changelog

Check Known Issues

Having trouble after an update? Check for a known issue and any available workaround before submitting an issue. Known issues

FRC: What to Update

Install the Driver Station and, for desktop development, WPILib. Reimage Systemcore, import last year’s project, and re-add vendor libraries.

Pre-Season Checklist

Full returning-team checklist · Removed in 2027

FTC: What to Update

Moving from the FTC SDK to Systemcore and Motioncore? You’ll need to create a WPILib project and configure the motors and sensors for the new control system. Your FTC SDK project cannot be imported as a WPILib project.

Start the WPILib Transition

Start with New to WPILib for robot program structure, subsystems, commands, and hardware classes.

Continue to Zero to Robot →