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Originally Posted by TDav540
...we learned what it was like to win and compete exceptionally well.
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For 857, we found some of the same. We were in a top 8 position at our two district events and champs (but not MSC
), and were finalists at one of those districts. That shows us that our breakout performance in 2014 is not a mere fluke.
We also won our first design awards in forever (Industrial Design and Excellence in Engineering). The lesson here appears to be: design cool features into the robot that are relatively unique at your event (effective game piece management and ability to fit in shipping crate come to mind), show success early and maintain it, and describe the heck out of your robot. Also, it showed us that you don't need fancy resources to win those awards, as it was largely hand-built of things like 80/20 and C-channel.
We learned how to make an effective lift using REV extrusion, which is a big deal since we've gone through a lot of poor lift designs over the years.