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Re: 2009 Rookies With Regional Wins??

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Originally Posted by BurtGummer View Post
Take a look at our team. We don't have a single mentor. The two teachers we have are more of supervisors....they open the door and do their grading while we build a robot. None of us have prior FRC experience( or anything FIRST related, for that matter). We didn't have a machine shop to use, or complex power tools. For power tools we had a jigsaw and a power drill, that's it. No welders, lathes, drill presses, table saws, chop saws, or other helpful power tools. We had to spend as little as possible on non-KoP parts, because we didn't have any sponsors willing to sponsor those charges. We spent $750 total on non-KoP parts/supplies/metal. We had 5 dedicated students working on the robot. I was the only member who had mechanical experience and experience in building things, including electrical and programming. We had 13 days to design and build it.
And which team is it that won the L.A. Regional RAS? Ah, yes, the team described above.

Not a bad robot design, and improving the execution should help you in Atlanta. We'll see how you stack up on the competition floor in a few days, but remember: Any veteran team (and some of the "rookies") will be more than happy to help you, given that you ask.
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2008: FRC1135 Shmoebotics
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