Trailblazer Robotics · Neel Inavolu

Welcome to Trailblazer Robotics.

A 14-week path from block code to C++, to PID, odometry, and the real-world robotics algorithms used by competition-winning teams.

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Initialization: Read these first

Pre-Week 1
Init · 01
Build Quality Matters
Init · 02
Switching from Blocks to C++

Unit 1: From Blocks to Text

Weeks 1–2
Week 1
Your First C++ Program
Week 2
Variables and Types

Unit 2: Control Flow & Functions

Weeks 3–4
Week 3
If / Else & First Sensor
Week 4
Loops & Functions

Unit 3: Sensors & Feedback

Weeks 5–6
Week 5
Distance, Color, Gyro
Week 6
Encoders & Dead Reckoning

Unit 4: Movement Algorithms & PID

Weeks 7–8
Week 7
Proportional Control
Week 8
Full PID Controller

Unit 5: Odometry & Position Tracking

Weeks 9–10
Week 9
What Odometry Is
Week 10
Implementing Odometry

Unit 6: Thinking Like an Algorithm Designer

Weeks 11–12
Week 11
State Machines & Pseudocode
Week 12
Outside-the-Box Algorithms

Unit 7: Advanced + Capstone

Weeks 13–14
Week 13
Tasks, Classes, Debugging
Week 14
Capstone Autonomous

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