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Originally Posted by lukevanoort
I can see this as a possible fundraising opportunity as well. Imagine a team working in a mall with the doors open, but barriers to keep spectators from interfering with the robot (I envision glass or plexiglass) and a donation box. If your team is able to sell something, that could be there too.
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He has a great idea here that I'd like to branch off of.
A quick warning: when we demonstrated at Payless supermarket, we weren't permitted to get profit, becasue they only let us do the demo as a non-profit community organization. Make sure that you and your host agree on rules before you get your robot/merchandise in there.
I recommend this as a chance to advertise your team, your regionals, and anything else through your robot. Practice what you can in empty areas, but near the end of the season, use the presence of an audience in an area of a mall to give your drivers a bit of practice at working under pressure to impress local audiences. If your team designs any kind of practice drive, try equipping that with other arm prototypes (if you have time to of course) and doing a match between two robots to demonstrate scoring.
If you can get just one person in that mall to say, "hey this is cool, I'd like to see more" then you will have won. That person will tell their friends.
But yah, as lukevanoort emphasized, use this as a multi-opportunity.