Thread: Sippin' on the haterade
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Unread 22-03-2012, 13:51
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Re: Sippin' on the haterade
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Originally Posted by PayneTrain View Post
It's important to note that the best robots in the world don't always win. You can build the whole thing out of 80/20, but if it executes a reliable, significant strategy through your drive team and you are in a position to make educated picks on Saturday, you can still win. I think we've all seen that happen before.

So much energy is wasted complaining (even in this thread) and belittling others (subtly in this thread). You need to engineer an attitude that encourages success through hard work before you engineer the robot.
Aw shucks.. I have to 'spread more rep around'.

Thank you for this post!

Jane
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