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Originally Posted by Jmasta
I dont plan on using the same number, my main plan is to fund raise and get sponsors so the team will have enough money for the Registration fee and tools and such. The main reason I want to start a student-run team is that, even though that the team is continuing over at another school, there are no experience ppl there that would actually care about robotics enough to be a good coach. As for sponsorship, my team had only 1 sponsor, so it doesnt matter.
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There is a large group of potential engineering mentors and coaches right on your doorstep. Norfolk/Portsmouth/Chesapeake is one of the epicenters for naval activity in the country, and has plenty of tech-related companies because of it.
Not only is their your current sponsor, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, but there are plenty of others. BAE, Metro Machine, Lyon Shipyard, W3 Marine, Little Creek, Old Dominion University, etc.
You're sitting on a wealth of experienced engineering and technical knowledge, and it would be foolish to waste it.