The 6 Week Build Season and 'Mentor Burnout'

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by DampRobot

This thread seems to involve three separate questions:

• Would expanding the build season add or reduce the number of hours a team works?
• Is the 30 lb witholding alowance too much, and if so, how is it best reduced?
• Does robot work always expand to fill all available time?

1. Add.
2. Too much. 10 lbs max.
3. Yes - this can be minimized with near-perfect mentorship and time management practices, but yes.

Originally Posted by ToddF

I would give my left arm if someone would start a company making bumpers as COTS items at a reasonable cost. With a clever bracket system design, no modifications would be required, and they could be used year after year. Not having to make bumpers every year would go a long way towards reducing burnout on our team.

"Reasonable cost" is arguable, but there is this.

Also - I wouldn't dream of building the drivebase before knowing the game challenge.