[EricH]

Originally Posted by iggy_gim

When you mean something that your team can use, do you mean on your robot for competition or just in general?

Yes.







To clarify: It really doesn't matter all that much whether it's for the robot or not. What matters is the use of the project(s) to "set the hook" and keep the students active, train new students, and hopefully learn something. Gamepiece acquisition is generally an overlooked subject, for example--there are lots of teams with a lightning-fast offloading system for gamepieces that spend half the match trying to load them into their robot. I saw several teams this last year that could not actively bring the ball into their robot without first pinning it against the wall, and sometimes not even then. But if you've prototyped a few tricks in the offseason... well, now, maybe pulling one out is a good idea!