[Peyton Yeung]

We typically watch the kickoff as a team (~40 students and mentors) and then have lunch. We then answer any questions people have as a group. We divide our group into 4 mini groups and split up so we can generate concepts and strategies. The groups meet again on either sunday or monday and create a presentation. On tuesday we present ideas and only ask questions to clarify. On wednesday we come back to being a single team, discuss the ideas and vote. In a case where we don't know what to choose (ie catapult or wheeled shooter) we prototype those during the next week and as a design team choose the best option. Once the build season starts we meet tuesday-saturday. We try to get the CAD done in the first week and a half. By now we pretty much know what it will look like. Then we start production. We make our practice bot first and when it is completed we start or competition bot. We continue meeting like that for about 8 weeks and then we phase back to 3 or so work days a week. The biggest thing i think that makes us successful is practicing. We practice countless hours to get the drivers better at driving.