|
Re: Do you think a practice robot is needed to compete?
My favorite reason to build a practice bot is because we get to hang out with our friends on other teams more. During the competition season I normally attend three-four regionals (2 competing with 3847 and 1-2 as a volunteer). The other 3-5 weeks we are regularly practicing with our friends in Houston. Often it's at 118's facility but last year we went to 624's home base and 5414's shop on different weekends. We have also been up to visit Texas Torque as well and practice with them. Those days are honestly some of my favorite days of the entire year. 2-6 teams just driving around having fun and working to improve during the season. You can't have that experience with out a practice bot (or at least most teams don't).
__________________
Team 647 | Cyber Wolf Corps | Alumni | 2003-2006 | Shoemaker HS
Team 2587 | DiscoBots | Mentor | 2008-2011 | Rice University / Houston Food Bank
Team 3847 | Spectrum | Coach | 2012-20... | St Agnes Academy
LRI | Alamo Regional | 2014-20... "Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
|