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Re: [DFTF] The Classic Blunder...
Joe, your situation is not unique to being a rookie team. On 968 one year, we shipped nothing more than a completed base, which we had not even driven. In 2008, the year we made it to Enstein, we did not ship it to its first event with a working ball mechanism. In fact, we had the last parts of the ball mechanism shipped to the hotel in San Diego, where they arrived at 9:00 AM on Thursday morning. Talk about cutting it close. There's a lot that can be done very quickly if you have a solid plan and the dedication and tools to implement it.
Currently, in 696's 12th year, we just now completed the base and bridge/bump crossing mechanism. It has not been driven yet. It looks stellar, but none of it is done or tested.
You're not alone.
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Mentor/Engineer/Machinist, Team 968 RAWC, 2007-2010
Technical Mentor, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2005-2007
Student Mechanical Leader and Driver, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2002-2004
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Who said you'll WANT to avoid other robots in auto mode this year?:yikes: (Look at, say, 2006, 2007, 2004, 2003...) - EricH [more] 
17-02-2012, 16:45
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