Raptacon 3200 - Skill Tree Map

Every tree, every tier, in one picture. Read left to right: Baseline first, then increasing tier per tree; hybrid nodes bridge two trees at Journeyman.

Example: a brand-new student finishes Baseline, picks Electronics and Programming, reaches Journeyman in both, and is then eligible for the Controls hybrid node (see below) on the way to Expert.

	Novice	Journeyman	Expert	Master
Manufacturing	Handtools IHandtools IIPower Tool BasicsScrew and Nail BasicsMeasurement and GD&TBody MaterialsRead Technical DrawingsIntroduction to CNC Tables	Heavy Machinery IHeavy Machinery IIAdv. Power ToolsTappingElectronic Component MountingAnalyzing Model for ClearancesUpdating MeasurementsSlicing for 3D PrintersSensor Placement and Mounting	Tool Path for CNCUnsupervised Execution of Prior SkillsRecognize and Report Material Defects
Design	Basic CAD and SketchingMeasuring a Real PartDrawing ConventionsModeling a Drawing	Full CAD AssembliesTolerancing and FitsBOM and Fab-Ready Drawings	GD&T and DFM BasicsDesigning to the Game RulesRunning a Design Review	Leads Design ReviewsOwns CAD/Drawing Standards
Electronics	Safe Wiring BasicsBattery Handling and Charging SafetyReading a Wiring Diagram	Builds Wiring HarnessPower DistributionSensor Wiring	PCB Design and DebugPower and Battery Health MonitoringBrownout Diagnosis and Prevention	Owns Electrical SystemTrains Others on Safe Wiring
Programming	Drive One Side of a RobotBuild a Drivetrain Subsystem	Arcade Drive and Button BindingsBasic Autonomous RoutinesState MachinesPID and Closed-Loop Control Basics	Vision ProcessingContribute to Robot-2026Custom Code for a New Mechanism	Software Architecture
Business / Media	Social Media BasicsEvent Photography BasicsTeam Pitch	Content CalendarRunning a Photo/Video ShootSponsor RecognitionPit Display and Scouting Materials	Award Submission WritingSponsor CommunicationsMedia Strategy and Analytics	Owns Brand and Media StrategyCommunity Outreach Program
LEDs via Electronics / Programming	LED Circuit BasicsPolarity and Reading a DatasheetA Single LED as a Subsystem	Addressable LED StripsState-Driven LED Behavior	2D Grid to 1D Strip MappingMatrix Rendering PrimitivesKeeping the Render Loop Fast	Xbox Input for a Matrix GameBuild a Simple On-Robot Matrix Game

Novice

Journeyman

Expert

Master

Manufacturing

Handtools IHandtools IIPower Tool BasicsScrew and Nail BasicsMeasurement and GD&TBody MaterialsRead Technical DrawingsIntroduction to CNC Tables

Heavy Machinery IHeavy Machinery IIAdv. Power ToolsTappingElectronic Component MountingAnalyzing Model for ClearancesUpdating MeasurementsSlicing for 3D PrintersSensor Placement and Mounting

Tool Path for CNCUnsupervised Execution of Prior SkillsRecognize and Report Material Defects

Design

Basic CAD and SketchingMeasuring a Real PartDrawing ConventionsModeling a Drawing

Full CAD AssembliesTolerancing and FitsBOM and Fab-Ready Drawings

GD&T and DFM BasicsDesigning to the Game RulesRunning a Design Review

Leads Design ReviewsOwns CAD/Drawing Standards

Electronics

Safe Wiring BasicsBattery Handling and Charging SafetyReading a Wiring Diagram

Builds Wiring HarnessPower DistributionSensor Wiring

PCB Design and DebugPower and Battery Health MonitoringBrownout Diagnosis and Prevention

Owns Electrical SystemTrains Others on Safe Wiring

Programming

Drive One Side of a RobotBuild a Drivetrain Subsystem

Arcade Drive and Button BindingsBasic Autonomous RoutinesState MachinesPID and Closed-Loop Control Basics

Vision ProcessingContribute to Robot-2026Custom Code for a New Mechanism

Software Architecture

Business / Media

Social Media BasicsEvent Photography BasicsTeam Pitch

Content CalendarRunning a Photo/Video ShootSponsor RecognitionPit Display and Scouting Materials

Award Submission WritingSponsor CommunicationsMedia Strategy and Analytics

Owns Brand and Media StrategyCommunity Outreach Program

LEDs via Electronics / Programming

LED Circuit BasicsPolarity and Reading a DatasheetA Single LED as a Subsystem

Addressable LED StripsState-Driven LED Behavior

2D Grid to 1D Strip MappingMatrix Rendering PrimitivesKeeping the Render Loop Fast

Xbox Input for a Matrix GameBuild a Simple On-Robot Matrix Game

Hybrid nodes (require Journeyman in each parent tree)

Controls = Electronics + Programming (Journeyman)

Packaging = Design + Electronics (Journeyman)

Fab Assembly = Manufacturing + Electronics (Journeyman) · 2 hrs

DFM = Manufacturing + Design (Journeyman) · 8 hrs

Mechatronics = Manufacturing + Programming (Journeyman) · 1 hrs