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Originally Posted by TheAnsweris42
Here's a tip to the rookies, from a rookie - Curb your teammates enthusiasm for complicated ideas. This week is starting to leave me a little bit worried that a big portion of the team's lust for a 'cool looking' design that will 'pick up chicks' (don't ask) is going to leave us with a box of parts on ship day
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I fully agree. The team will learn just as much with a very poorly performing robot that actually passes inspection, as from a championship robot.
Maybe more.
You see, the point of FIRST isn't the robot. It's Gracious Professionalism. Build something moderately simple, but something that not only works BUT your drivers can actually practice with for a week, yes a whole week.
Ken's comments are excellent, bring them to the team and get everyone to agree on that approach. If you have team members just sitting around with nothing to do, then you need a taskmaster, someone who hands out "job sheets" with a specific task and deadline on it. All you (don't) need is a bunch of back-seat engineers who know little but give big advice, causing confusion and wasted effort.
Kinda like what we did last year. We had one hour exactly of practice before the FedEx truck showed up, and it showed at regionals.
If you can't get everyone to agree, there needs to be a "Mayor" who recognized when the discussion is not being productive, and either steers it forwards again or, if necessary, terminates it. A smaller group may be needed to make a decision.
Very best of luck, don't hesitate to ASK questions, but puhleeze Read The Manual and whatever else is available.
Don