[cpiravi]

Welding is totally worth it in my opinion. I have welded for my team for the past 3 years, and it takes a lot of practice and patience to get to a place where you can weld for your teams robot. It took my team mate and I a whole summer of practice to be good enough to weld our robot. This year, while I welded our competition bot I was training new students by having them weld our practice bot, so they are ready for next season. The many pros and cons robot wise have allready been said in this thread, and I also think it's a great thing for students to add to their resume, and a good skill to have. I know my teammate and I (and I'm sure many other students) have been given job offers and scholarships because we can weld. If a team can afford a welder and has someone to teach students how to weld, I think the pros definetly outweigh the cons.