[orangemoore]

Something I am trying to explain to my team currently is the idea of focusing on one area of the game first, while budgeting for other systems. To make it far in the competition season (State Championship/Super Regional and Beyond) you will likely need to do everything to some degree. The smart teams design and build their robot once including all functionality. Other teams design one robot and redesign and build their robot over and over again to add functionality. Spending the time at the beginning of the season to get it right is a lot easier in the long run especially if your FTC season will clash with FRC.

Some FTC robots can do everything, some do a few things, and it always seems like most can kinda do things, and a few can only drive. You can set your goal for the season and as an FTC team with heavy FRC backing you likely can do most things well if you put the time in.