After watching the game a few times, and bring up the manual for the basic rules, we go about spending a few hours coming up with strategy and ideas for what we want the robot to be able to do. Then we come up with a list of ideas to perform the functions of the robot. Then we take a break and chill over the information over lunch
. After lunch we will try to narrow down the ideas to only two or three, then begin prototyping (mainly so that everyone can be able to express their ideas, and it allows new members to show their creativity and basic machining). By the end of the first day we would like to be able to know what the drive base will look like so we can build it either that day or for the next to begin programming (not waiting until the last three days like we usually do). Hope this helps, and good luck!!!