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Originally Posted by techhelpbb
Pretty clearly we should add some options to this poll I slammed together.
I don't see a way to change this on this forum. Is there a way?
I was more curious to see if there was a significant majority leaning towards wanting or needing a practice bot and so far there is good reason to look into this further.
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The real answer is simple. Drive time makes you more competitive. Practice robots are one method.
Improving your design and fixing problems make you more competitive. Practice robots are one method.
There are several threads swirling around this same issue and the polls do not reflect simple available options. I feel a six week build plus an out of bag system for regionals would be the best fix for now. I would probably drop the practice bot and make incremental improvements during those windows.
Of course, I would not need a practice bot if the 6 week build limitation was gone. Our last regional is week 2. Assuming that we qualify for championship, I would take those practice robot resources and build a new machine.** Is that what we want as a community?
Personally I'm a fan of incremental improvement.
David
Disclaimer... this is my opinion and does not reflect my team's views.
** I understand trying to copy components of another design is not simple, nor will it automatically be successful.