The Use Of Practice Robots At Off Season Events

[Billfred]

Probably doesn't count: In 2007, 1618 (of Columbia SC) loaned their robot to the pre-rookie 2458 for the Brunswick Eruption event (in North Brunswick NJ). 1618 provided some tools and one mentor (me) to supervise.

How it went at SCRIW last year was a little different. 1319 campaigned a "B" entry using the defunct 3371's robot (they built twins, and the latter disbanded at the end of the school year). 1553 built a robot entirely unlike their in-season entry under the banner of "1554" (apologies to the Oceanside Sailors of Long Island). 2751 picked 1319 and 1554 and won over an alliance that included 3371.

SCRIW's policy is that full-fare teams go first, then pre-rookies as space allows, then B-teams as space allows. We haven't had a capacity issue yet, but we'd be more inclined to shoehorn a pre-rookie in than a B-team because we feel it's important. Nobody's ever asked to field more than one extra robot, though I think we'd be receptive assuming we had the space and they weren't just putting flowerpots on the field.