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Re: Post Season Robot Upkeep

Thus far it seems that we are in the minority since we use 5 out of our 8 robots for something:

2005: Converted to a T-Shirt canon currently used as a way for rookies to learn how to use tools (We mount and dismount the canon assembly and it is there job to put it back together which also repairs anything needing repairing)

2006: Main outreach bot (historically) we use it so much that we notice things slipping on it that needs repairs quite often and repair it to keep it in working conditions as it goes

2007: Currently used to teach kids how to drive a tank drive configuration and for general testing against our current bot (all it is at this point is the body and drive chain the arm was retired long ago)

2008-2010 all had to be disassembled due to not having a consistent build space those years

2011: Is becoming the other main outreach robot since the minibot is a real crowd pleaser and our system for picking up and scoring really surprises kids is also becoming along with it's older sibling a practice bot since it has mecanums. Due to several reasons (The two main being it going insane in the build space due to a rookie programmer, as well the launcher attempting to cut a metal pole in half) this also became a robot for rookies to get used to working on.

2012: This one might replace our 2011 bot as the mecanum trainer/competitor since it has more weight and we don't thing we will use it as an outreach bot, but not much has been done with it this summer.

Hope our robot uses/upkeeps help you out