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Originally Posted by CalTran
Your own multitool wouldn't be a terrible decision, as well as your own safety glasses and a good pair of shoes. Depending on venue, if you can bring a water bottle to stay hydrated, itll help greatly to make it through the day. Mage sure to get sleep too!
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^^^ THIS THIS THIS!!!
As a ~10 events or so FTAA, and now an FTA myself (I so can't wait for Week 2), make sure that you and your FTA are both drinking water. It will be hectic, particularly during the practice rounds (all defenses can change and robots are seeing/connecting to the field for the first time), and you tend to forget to take care of yourself. Feed off of and take queues from the FTA. You can learn a LOT from them if you just absorb.
A good pair of comfortable shoes is a must. You may have to sprint a little bit to see what lights are on inside of a robot that suddenly went still. For fun, wear a pedometer to track how much you moved around during the day.
Most of all, have fun! The participants can sense when you are having fun and feed off of it. Cheer them on when something really cool happens. Enjoy your time in front of the glass.