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Originally Posted by Oblarg
You don't see a high correlation between team access to resources and robot quality?
I disagree heartily. Money and sponsors certainly don't guarantee team success, but they offer a huge amount of help along the way.
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I guess things are different out here in Arizona. We do pretty well without spending much money at all on our robot, or on equipment. Last year we were top seed, and won the AZ regional, with a robot made with a dozen students armed with nothing more elaborate than a table top band saw, and a few cordless drills. With two engineering mentors and a couple teachers, taking turns watching over us.
I've also spent some time hanging out with 842. I'd say robot building and competitive success have a lot more to do with the particular people there are on a team, than with socioeconomic factors, etc.