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Re: Mythical Six Week Build Season

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Originally Posted by marshall View Post
At the risk of poking the bear...

Is it disingenuous to say to people that "these teams built these robots in just six weeks" when in fact it is often 10 or 12 weeks for many (not all) of the top teams?

I know that I've had more than one comment from a mentor that they didn't expect to invest more than 6 weeks into the FRC build season only to find out that they invest a lot more time.
I'm going to commit to stop talking about the 6 week build season. I moved to calling it 45 days a few years ago but I think I'm done with that too. At this point if anyone says "All the teams have only six weeks to build their robots.", it's pretty much a lie. If that is helping get sponsors we shouldn't be doing it anymore since it's not the truth. Does "building a robot in 6-12 weeks" sound all that less impressive?

From and including: Saturday, January 9, 2016 (Kickoff)
To and including: Saturday, April 30, 2016 (Last Day of Championship)
Result: 113 days

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