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Originally Posted by jblay
talk to other teams and learn about their bots is a huge bonus.
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You also learn about their attitudes and work ethic.
Last year, we were in St. Louis so my son's team could compete in the FLL World Festival. In the evening, after the FLL activities were over for the day, we would visit the FRC pits, often after the matches were finished for the day. Most of the pits were empty with only a lonely robot. We noticed afterward that the teams that were still working those evenings were well represented in the Division finals and on Einstein. Teams like 1114, 610 and our friends at 1477 (thanks again for the ride) were repairing and improving their robot every time we visited. The 118 team members didn't have much repair work to do but were not leaving anything to chance, constantly checking for things like tire wear, loose screws and loose electrical connections.
You also get to see how the team members work with each other. If they are arguing amongst themselves in the pits, how likely are you to be able to negotiate an alliance strategy with them?