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one thing i would reccommend to do is train the students interested in the electrical side of the robot. This seems to be the area i have found that there isnt time once build starts you will have time to train people in. One major thing i would reccommend is take a past robot and strip it of its electrical components (wires, victors, spikes, cables, etc...) and after training the students in learning how to wire it, give them a box of the removed parts (or new parts if you have ample supplies) and ask them to try to wire as much as they can (with or with out your help). I know the biggest learning came when i was asked to help rewire an old bot i never worked with from 3 years ago last year.