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Re: The 6 Week Build Season and 'Mentor Burnout'

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Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto View Post
Question: Would teams build a practice bot if there was no bag and tag?
Probably. Our practice robot this year fired thousands of discs, suffered numerous collisions with field elements while driven by a certain other programming mentor, survived a 63" fall from the pyramid, and got all sorts of scratches on the powdercoat and polycarb. We wouldn't want to compete with a worn-out robot.

That said, having unlimited access to both robots would do a lot to decrease team stress around those epic Thursday morning rebuilds at competitions and the worry about whether they will perform the same.
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