[smurfgirl]

What our team typically does:

Week 1: Analyze the rules, figure out how the game might play out, talk about strategy, discuss robot attributes we want, figure out how one might incorporate those attributes into a robot, figure out what attributes are most important

Week 2: Prototype different mechanisms for the robot, begin to test and compare them

Week 3: Practice with different prototypes, decide on what is the best and will be used for final robot

Week 4: Practice with "winning" prototype, figure out what changes to make, begin constructing final robot

Week 5: Constructing and practicing with final robot

Week 6: Practice lots- use this to test and tweak final robot. Attend a pre-ship scrimmage, make any last changes to the robot based on this experience.

Then ship it!


This is a good general guideline to go by, but every team does it differently, so it is by no means the only way. Good luck!