[Jared Russell]

We started building the practice bot, but by week 5 it was lagging behind the main machine due to parts delays and re-designs, so we decided to focus our efforts on finishing the main machine. The progress that we made on the second chassis was still valuable, as it allowed us to play around with stinger geometry and mounting arrangements prior to Boston.

We will likely continue to plan on building a second robot for next year and beyond, but the unbagging windows that come with our move to a district competition model let us get by without it this year.

EDIT: Prior to 2012, we have built a complete practice robot in every season from 2006 onwards.