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Re: 2012 Lesson's Learned
On FRC2168 we had a roller coaster of a season. We built our most effective robot, had our most trained drivers and everything seemed to fall into place. We performed well, and with good luck seeded #1 at both NYC and CT, only to be taken out of both competitions by the same communication problems everyone saw on Einstein.
- No matter how hard you work, some things are out of your control
- Always look at the bigger picture (Did we win? No. Were our Students Inspired? No question, Absolutely)
- Simple, clean, robust robots are great
- Only stretch your resources lightly, and take note of what you'll need in the future
- Design with what you know
- Pneumatics, pneumatics, pneumatics
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2003-2006 | FRC 0176 | Aces High - Student
2007-2010 | FRC 0229 | Division by Zero - Mentor in Training
2011-2013 | FRC 2168 | Aluminum Falcons - Mechanical Mentor
2013-20xx | FRC 0558 | Elm City Robo Squad - Mechanical Mentor
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Now stop reading CD, do your homework, eat your peas, brush your teeth, and go to bed. Any time you spend speculating as to what Dave's ravings might mean is completely wasted. - Richard Wallace [more] 
30-04-2012, 07:43
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