I just can not see how teams can do this!
Well there is the money, but also the time!
First, money... we would all love to have more, but my team some how manages to get almost nill.
We spend all (sometimes over) all our money on the robot and entrance fees. We have no money to pay students way to competitions etc.
Second, time. I guess the way I see it, spend all your time making a REALLY good robot not two pretty good ones.
Also, as soon as we do finish, which is usually about a week or two early, we spend all our time working on other things, such as our scouting, and of course the drivers are practicing.