Thread: Does <R14> preclude you from practicing after the Fix-it Window
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Re: Does <R14> preclude you from practicing after the Fix-it Window
R14 does not specifically say that we should not be practicing with a second robot, but I hope it means that we shouldn't. Our team is planing on complying with the "put down your tools and take a break" suggestion. Over the past 3-4 years, we have tried to make a practice 'bot to do some post-ship work (driver practice, programming tweaking, etc.), but we are always burnt out and it does not happen. We simply end up with many, many spare parts.

At ship date, we are tired, frustrated, and behind in our normal lives. I would like <R14> to eliminate practice time between the ship date and competition, personally, but I don't know if the verbage of the rule prohibits it.

I agree that this is a good time to work on marketing/pit/team org./awards stuff.

This is selfish, but it is honest.

Andy
Last edited by Andy Baker : 10-01-2005 at 09:09.