[orangemoore]

It is a mindset to have. I have been the on the drive team for two years. It hasn't been a problem for us yet but I'm certainly not afraid of breaking something. What I won't do is intentionally break the robot. Your robots have certain abilities if you can't run full speed into the wall with your manipulator down. Don't do that.

It just doesn't make sense to break your robot for no reason.

I also believe that at least one person should have intimate knowledge of the robot. I think this is very important especially for this year. If you need to make an on field repair before a match/assemble your robot. You will want someone who knows exactly how the robot works to fix it. Not the person that has been told how everything works. For most teams I don't think this is an issue but is it something overlooked sometimes.