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Re: Robonauts Everybot program.

Trying to put myself in the place of someone coming into FIRST with no prior experience, I don't think this would give me too much of a jump on how to build an effective robot. For example, the cam actuated choo-choo is a somewhat complicated mechanism and it would have been much more beneficial if you documented how it was build with pictures and/or videos. If someone is at the point where they are unable to come up with any kind of mechanism on their own, they will likely need a lot of guidance to build a working choo-choo.

In the "Brainstorming" section it might be helpful to actually post some of your brainstorming notes. Even something like random sketches would be helpful just to see what level of detail is needed for good brainstorming.

I think this was a really great idea. Detailing a simple yet reliable build process from a very experienced team can be a huge help to young teams, as long as you include enough detail to follow along to.
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