FTC Tips and Tricks: Using Sensors IR, Touch, Color, Pixy, Encoders

We cover the common sensors used in robotics: IR, Ultrasonic, TOF, Touch, Color, Encoders, Vision. Links of where to buy these sensors are below.
IR sensors: www.pololu.com/category/79/sh...
REV 2m sensor: www.revrobotics.com/rev-31-1505/
Ultrasonic sensors: www.robotshop.com/en/maxbotix...
Touch sensor: www.revrobotics.com/rev-31-1425/
Limit switch: www.pololu.com/product/1404
Color sensor: www.revrobotics.com/rev-31-1557/
Magnet sensor: www.revrobotics.com/rev-31-1462/
Gyro: www.adafruit.com/category/521
Encoders: www.revrobotics.com/rev-11-1271/ and www.usdigital.com/products/en...
Pixy: www.sparkfun.com/products/14678
External camera: www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech... (wider angle) and www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech... (narrower angle)
0:00 - Intro
0:14 - Infared Sensors
1:13 - Time-of-Flight Laser Sensors
1:44 - Ultrasonic Sensors
2:25 - Limit Switches and Touch Sensors
3:15 - Color Sensors
3:59 - Magnet Sensors
4:16 - Gyro Sensors
4:43 - Encoders/Rotation Sensors
5:26 - Pixy Sensor
5:47 - Computer Vision
Speaker: Gabe Aguirre

[@howardbartlett3419]

Good video with lots of information! I look forward to seeing what robot you guys come up with this year.

[@hellothere-321]

Great summary. Good job!

[@spidernh]

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:14 Infared Sensors
1:13 Time-of-Flight Laser Sensors
1:44 Ultrasonic Sensors
2:25 Limit Switches and Touch Sensors
3:13 Color Sensors
3:59 Magnet Sensors
4:16 Gyro Sensors
4:43 Encoders/Rotation Sensors
5:26 Pixy Sensor
5:47 Computer Vision
could you put this in your description?

[@spidernh]

Are you able to use Magnet Sensors to detect non-magnetic materials (such as the weights for the boxes)?

[@Brainstormers8644]

We haven't tried. Doesn't seem likely since the weights aren't magnetic.

[@manna998]

Ok