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Chasing Elegant Simplicity
AKA: Justin Foss
FRC #0558 (Elm City Robo Squad)
Team Role: Mentor
 
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Rookie Year: 2003
Location: New Haven, CT
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Re: Inspiration, Ideation & Copying

The saying that always comes to mind when thinking about this topic is:
"steal from the best, design the rest"

Now I don't mean literally steal, more take inspiration from and adapt to your teams strategies (and more importantly available resources). Individual mechanisms may draw heavy from other teams, but the integration of systems, material choices, and fabrication methods may differ greatly.
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2011-2013 | FRC 2168 | Aluminum Falcons - Mechanical Mentor
2013-20xx | FRC 0558 | Elm City Robo Squad - Mechanical Mentor
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