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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
The only risk I see from doing this is that you might 'design' a robot in september that will use motors or other parts that will not be in this years KOP (due to changes), or parts that might not be on the allowable parts list, but based on past experience that risk is very low.
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Ken, how do you think that teams are practicing on week 3 after kickoff? I know that our team has not done this and we are still bolting things together as it goes in the crate.
There have been motor changes, size changes, weight changes, height changes and rule changes over the last few years. Yes you are taking a chance but if you can save even 1 weeks work then you are better off.
If your team does some of this design process (lights, remember championship) then you will be better off as a team and the kids will have learned a lot in the prototype process. Your team can take the extra time and help rookies or teams that are in need. There is a lot of benefit to this process. I believe that the team can learn more in a balanced, non time constraint environment than during a 6 week build. What's more is that we are using 52 weeks to excite and inspire. These are all bonuses. Down side is that we might get a little burnt out if we don't watch ourselves.