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Unread 29-08-2007, 01:48
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Re: An Unusually Small Team...?

675 has about 30-45 members, however many of them flake out before build season (For associated reasons, such as "I joined Robotics to build robots and go to competitions, not do fundraisers or clean the shop" type stuff, but that weeds out the lame ducks honestly), or don't contribute to the build (We get a force of about 7-10 strong all build long in all departments).

The mechanical and electrical build team is currently at 3 people. But that should change with returning members changing divisions or actually doing work, as well as freshmen (assuming we can get them to behave...).

But I have a feeling, as it's been in previous years, it'll end up being a group of about 3-5 core people who put work into the mechanical aspects. With one programmer, that sets us at 4-6 people that REALLY contribute everything those 6 weeks. Add in mentors, and Gweaver, and we've got just about 10 people.


Basically the key to having a good team, especially for build, is to have good designs. Not only for the bot, but team design. Divide up the tasks to different members. For example, There's three people on my team who divide up tasks for the build into the night (7-9pm is about when we leave). One person does frame/mechanical stuff on the mill and lots of wrenchwork, one does electrical, and one joins the two with the drivetrain.

So, basically, the key to a good team is good designs for the 'bot and team, and communication.
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