[DonRotolo]

My take is that some people are really process-oriented and well-organized, and some people are not. Being in the former and not the latter, I also get frustrated by disorganization and poor planning.

If you can get the teacher to admit that organization is not his strong point, you can then take concrete steps towards lasting improvement.

I had written a lot more, but to cut to the chase: Get a few more adults to help. Parents are a great resource - one as purchasing agent, at least, so things happen. Anyone, even a day a week.

Don't let the event go by without impressing on any kid who might return next year: Fielding a robot like this is an embarrassment, they should feel badly, but you can explain to them how to do a lot better next year, if they want to.

Then, staring September, meet 6 to 8 times to roll out the new program and get kids to buy in.

But it all starts with the teacher admitting there's a problem. If you can't make that happen, see the post above from T^2 about cutting your losses and finding a different team.