New member, new team, questions.

[Clark Gilbert]

First, i see all these teams here that have already built, or almost built, their robots.
You are probably looking at robots from last year, no one has started this year (except for prototyping)

are you allowed to recycle robots from lats year? are we hopelessly behind? please set me straight.
NO and no, you cannot recycle robots or parts, and you are not hopelessly behind, once January rolls around you will be where everyone else is.

Our teacher/team coach/ MIT-grad-who-knows-his-stuff is also new, but he said that, as he understands, we can only use parts that come in the big kit, or that we purchase through a US FIRST supplier (THE supplier?), but i hear teams talking of using file cards as added traction on their robots, and I'm wondering how stictly we must stick to that, or expect other teams too. Are note cards legal? will they be?
You can use the parts that come in the kit in January and other materials that are included on the additonal materials list that you will recieve in january, restrictions etc. will be outlined at that time too.

any chance of building a winning robot in 3 months
I wouldnt worrying about making a winning robot your first year in FIRST, worrying about getting one done, if u complete that task you are truly a winner.

Hopefully someone else will add on to what i put.



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