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Originally Posted by ChrisP
You had 6 weeks to build a robot like everyone else. If you cannot meet the deadline, dont compete, simple as that.
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Hold up. So if my robot isn't ready in 6 weeks, then I shouldn't be competing? I feel like there's something wrong with that statement. Unfortunately, a few years ago, my team showed up at their first event with a box of parts, and the robot was put together at the site. They still competed, and proceeded to advance to the semifinals at the next event.
This year, even a box on wheels can be helpful to an alliance. I would hope that, by the middle of week 5, all teams would have gotten their drivetrain sorted out. If worst comes to worst, a team could ship their half completed robot, and fix it at the site, trying to make the best of a bad situation.