[thatmorman]

we had this happen, but it was more like 75 percent of our team left and we didn't have our shop or workspace pre-season. we got 14 rookie members, but didn't have anywhere to train them before hand, so we kinda through them into it and told them to watch us... it only took them longer to learn everything, and only two people were involved in designing the specifics on the robot and knowing kinda how to do it. so my advice is find more members, even start looking now, and train them early. as for the work space, look for a local community college, or any type of semi-industrial buisness park to set up a small camp, and as for the money, if you have any intel plants nearby, you get 10 dollars for every hour they mentor... thats all i can say