[Roger]

Forgot to add a reply about the "wrench monkeys"...

It shows the difference between going to school and taking a class in robotics and going to school takes you away from robotics.

There are some kids that enjoy the shopwork but don't care much what happens after it's built. That's okay. They want to build and cut and whatever else they do in that room. There are other kids that want to follow thru and see what happens to "their baby" after it goes thru the door. We usually have one or two every year so I can't complain too much.

And Andrew, we don't wait for the shop's five week lead time. For 2008 we had an autonomous working on an older robot by the Monday after kickoff!