[EricLeifermann]

I've been a student on a team and a mentor on a different team so i'm going to answer each question twice.

Who builds robots/where?

On both my high school team and the team i mentor the students and the mentors work together to build the robot.

My high school team built the robot in my high school and the team i mentor now builds the robot in a building off campus.

Do you have dedicated space/machine shop?

My high school had a machine shop we could use and we just built the robot in class rooms.

The team i mentor now has a nice work space and a machine shop in the same building as our work area but we have to share the machine shop.



Do you rely on corp. sponsors to build?

Both the teams i've been on have relied on corporate sponsors but you don't have to.

Who manages the team/students?

Each team id different in this aspect. But the teachers on my high school team were the ones in charge of the students.

How involved is your school?
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Our school wasn't really involved but they did give money to the team.


How involved are your students parents?

Both teams I've been on the parents have been very involved. They mainly have supplied dinner to the team. But have volunteered on behalf of the teams at competitions or came as extra chaperones.




How do you get compensated, besides the obvious joy of watching your students grow?


I have not been compensated financially as a mentor if that is what you are asking and i know no one on my high school team did either.

What is your typical build season schedule?

Both teams I've been on met 6 days a week for at least 3 hours a day.