[themccannman]

Our build season plan is based on 1114's, note that the one I'm posting is not our final schedule for build season, it's still being changed but hopefully it gives you an idea of how to plan your season.

days 1-4: brainstorming, what do you want your robot to do? How do you want your robot to do it? These are the two most important questions that should drive your entire brainstorming process.

day 5: design freeze

days 5-8: prototyping, electrical layout on drive-base

days 5-14: build drivetrain, programmer begin coding for drive train

days 8-14: robot controls, finish drivetrain

day 15: begin autonomous coding

days 8-21: mechanism construction, programmers finish drive train code

days 22-28: mechanism integration with drive base, wiring

day 29: robot finished

days 29-40: testing, driver training, fixing, perfecting

Remember, a good driver always beats a good robot

Note: practice bot construction happens in parallel with competition bot construction.