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Re: Last Minute Changes

When I was on Team 67, we often had incomplete robots at the end of build season.

In 2008, we completely redesigned our arm and added it to the robot on Thursday at Finger Lakes.

In 2009, we changed our robot from a turreted shooter to a spitter during the 6 hour robot access period by doubling the width of our ball elevator so that two balls could fit in it side by side.

In 2010, we went to our first competition weighing 90 pounds and worked hard on adding a hanging mechanism during that competition and the next. We finally got it working during the eliminations at our second competition. And it was sweet too, because it could lift our robot after the buzzer.

In 2011, the robot was done, but several controls issues resulted in the HOT Team underperforming at their first competition.

That's why I was surprised when I heard several days before Stop Build Day that 67 had completely finished their robot as well as a practice bot, and had pulled of a very impressive demonstration for the parents.

I had told my new team this joke: "They procrastinate so much, no wonder they're the Heroes of Tomorrow!", but I guess the joke doesn't have any truth in it anymore. They were really on their game this year!
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Team 67 Programmer: 2007-2010
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