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Originally Posted by xxpingphuongxx
Does having an engineering notebook give you a higher chance in winning the Chairman's Award?
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As already said, probably not...but it DOES help keep all of the information and decisions in one place, and is a good practice.
Judges don't want to hear only from one bright kid, they want to see than almost everyone on the team can speak intelligently about the robot, team, etc. It is very obvious to judges when there is only one spokesperson.
Don't be afraid to admit shortcomings of the robot. It's OK to say "our lift mechanism is slow", and then talk about some ideas you or the team might have to address it. Or to say that the team hasn't discussed how to fix it yet.
It was said by Josh Goodman already, but bears repeating: ALWAYS have someone in your pit - and make sure they can speak intelligently about the robot/team/etc. That means, before the regional, everyone listens as a meeting where the SME (Subject Matter Expert) describes some part of the robot/team/etc and thus everyone knows a little about everything.
Also, if you want to win awards, read what the award "is" very carefully, then do that.
Don