[Chris Endres]

My freshman year (2013), when we still had our field and build space at Motorola, I logged ~550 hours. Monday through Thursday, we met from 5:30-10:00+ every night, plus CAD. Saturday and Sunday we went from 9:00 to 10:00+.

Sophomore year (2014), we lost our field, but still had a build space at Motorola (smaller than before, but still something). I logged ~500 hours, roughly the same time for each meeting, but I think we ended at 8:30 on Tuesday and Thursday.

Junior and Senior year (2015/2016) I logged roughly 350 hours each year. Monday through Friday, 5:30-8:30, clean-up everyday (put EVERYTHING away into a small closet), with all of our major tools and materials in a small orange shipping crate outside our build space (a shared school wood shop), it was more like 6:00 to 8:00. CAD was usually an added 4-7 hours each day during the first two to three weeks. Saturday and Sunday went from 10:00 to 6:00 (10:30-5:30).

So over my time on the team, we have become EXTREMELY time efficient by losing over 150 from years previous. This has helped in rapid building, as well as working in the pit. It kind of sucks losing all of the space and time to build and practice, but great teamwork and persistence can really make a difference.