Also for all of the rookies out there (including us) dont worry if you didnt get that ramp on there or that arm or that emp system hidden in your plywood frame
. If you have a robot that is in compliance with the rules and runs you did better than a lot of the rookies out there. we for example wanted a fully functional ramp bot that could hold 2 robots and be made out of diamond plate aluminum. what we ended up with was a plywood box that was barely in compliance with the rules (we are still working with the compliancosity).
During the two weeks between the ship date and the competetion is when you should be working on your logo and tshirts. and during the summer is when you should be fully utilizing the kop you paid 6000 bucks for and making a kick $@#$@#$@# robot that you can show to companies to get their sponsorship.
And sell all other expensive kop parts on ebay and say they are brand new because they are.
And next year advertise so you get more people to join your team. and then petition your school board for a workshop or team up with your school teams that need a workshop and start a petition for a workshop.
This was only your first year and i am sure that most of the rookies are in the same boat as you.
And the rookie teams that accomplished what they planned on doing from the beginning and got it done without a workshop and on the weekends at peoples houses with limited tools and experience, I truly applaud you for sticking to your goals and not giving up because you didn't want to take the chance to fail.
also go win at regionals with your "plywood shoebox" just to stick it to the more experinced teams
p.s. yes i did say compliancosity...