[Steve W]

Simple question that is not. There are teams that work on their robots 3 - 4 times a week for 4 hours. Then there are teams like mine. I personally arrive after work ( 3:30 pm) and work till about 11:00 pm every night. Saturdays 9 am till 8 pm and Sundays 2 pm till 11 pm. Closer to ship there may be one or two all nighters. There are others on the team that show up once or twice a week. A lot depends on how complex you want to make it and how dedicated all of the students are. Each year I have said we will follow the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) method yet last year was one of our more complex robots. This did not have to be. If time is a factor, you want to enjoy the experience and you don't want to wear your mentors out, just remember KISS.