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Originally Posted by tim-tim
To sum it up:
- Develop a "Strategy Lock"
- Allow actual robot design to become an iterative process with the "Strategy Lock" being a check to make sure you are on the correct path.
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This is very similar to what we do. Strategy comes first, and strategy dictates our design. We have a concept lock, essentially, but that doesn't mean that we can't engage in an iterative design process. The progress of our minibot throughout the season is proof of this. We're constantly aiming to improve, and allow for that; however, establishing concrete goals early in the build season allows the six week build to be focused towards a single point so that disaster does not strike and the robot may actually be close to completion BEFORE ship day.