[Ellery]

Greatings All!

For the X-Cats on team #191 we have students involved in every aspect of the design and build. Some critical parts may be machined by a few adults but students usually are still involved on the decision process on what needs to be done and are overseeing the actual machining.

As you all can see every year our designs are simple and not as flashy as some of the other robots all for the sake of making it easy to mentor build techniques and functionalities. Our site only has basic machinery so whe stick with what we can make on those. We avoid welding for the sake of safety and irreversible complexities it may involve.

So pending on how the team wants to approach each year's game, whether to be experimental or not, we may or maynot have the flashiest machine out there. But ultimately our team goal of having a competitive machine still exists.

Either way - I see this program as a great learning experience for both adults and students. As long as the team progresses and each person learned something and had a good time then I consider it a successful team whether or not you win anything.

Ellery