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Post Season Robot Upkeep

So this isn't exactly robot showcasing, but more how do you keep a robot in shape so you can showcase your robot. Specifically, post season. During the regular competition season, our team, like many other teams, keep our robot in absolute pristine condition. However, once competition ends, our upkeep is...less than idea. Yes there are teams who have the budget and time to keep every single robot from their history up and running at any given time. As much as I wish we were, we are not one of those teams. We can, at most, usually keep 2 robots running. The two robots would be the previous seasons, and our "demo" robot.

So it got me thinking now that school has started again and we have a lot of demos coming up, how do other teams keep their robot in shape for demos? Do you have a regular maintenance schedule? Do you just take the robot out to play on a regular basis and fix it so you get your play time? Is it how you get your new members trained? I'm open to any and all possibilities, even if you think that demo robots are a waste of space (I hope you don't though! )
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