Thread: Is my team being stupid, or what???
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It all depends
Posted by Ken Leung at 1/17/2001 10:13 PM EST


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.


In Reply to: Is my team being stupid, or what???
Posted by Rob DeCotiis on 1/17/2001 10:16 AM EST:



: Hey, im just wondering if any other teams haven't started construction yet... i know my team hasn't, and im getting kinda antsy... how much time will drivers get to practice at this rate?!

It all depends on what type of team you have. If you are new to the competition, and not too familiar with the competition/robot-construction, then I say, take your time in it. You want to understand the strategy your team wants, and have a clear picture of what you want your robot to do. Then explore around like choosing what motors or pneumatics to use. Then you probably want to do some kind of good designing instead of rushing to build prototypes to make sure parts on your robot actually function well and the way you want to. Really put some serious thought into development and not necessary construction. My point is, it's better to have a good design then a robot sitting on the strecher all the time... Never push the time in construction in a way that you are always building stuff, but end up building another one, and another just because of some minor problem that could've been solved by doing 10 mins more of designing. This will save you a lot of time and resources in the long run.
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