[Rick Wagner]

In 2003 I was a rookie mentor on a legacy team (294, world champions in '01) at the Arizona Regional. At 6 PM on Thursday the robot had failed inspection a couple of times and we were working off the list of items needing fixing. The pits were open 'til 8 that evening, and I was asked to stay with a couple of students to finish up and get the robot inspected while the rest of the team went out to dinner. Just before the pits closed, we got the robot up to the inspection station, and found one more item needing fixing. The pneumatic system pressure gage was mounted under the robot facing the floor so it couldn't be read! That's how a rookie mentor pays his dues.