What to know?

[Johnnybukkel]

Honestly, everything here would be beneficial in terms of knowing, but really all of that stuff the students can still learn from mentors, I'd say the key elements that your team should have should include a determination to learn and ask questions, a desire to be on the team, and an understanding of how much time (at least 150 hours from each student, and that's an extremely rough estimate) and effort needs to be put in to this. Dedication is one of the most important things for an FRC team, because without dedication, there may not be a robot to show off at your first regional.

[techtiger1]

Where is the team located in South Florida, we are in Coconut Creek Florida. If you guys need anything feel free to message me on here. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Simple is easy, quick, and reliable. Easy, quick, and reliable wins matches. Winning matches gets to elims. Getting to elims gives you a chance at winning.

Simple robots aren't bad. A simple design executed well gives you a better chance at winning competitions than a complex robot prone to failure.

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence

Simple is easy, quick, and reliable. Easy, quick, and reliable wins matches. Winning matches gets to elims. Getting to elims gives you a chance at winning.

Simple robots aren't bad. A simple design executed well gives you a better chance at winning competitions than a complex robot prone to failure.

And probably most importantly for the rookie teams out there: playing well with a simple robot is a ton of fun.

[AlexH]

Originally Posted by DampRobot

And probably most importantly for the rookie teams out there: playing well with a simple robot is a ton of fun.

a d-bot with a solid drivetrain is a lot more competitive (and fun) than a semifunctional more complex robot.

Originally Posted by AlexH

a d-bot with a solid drivetrain is a lot more competitive (and fun) than a semifunctional more complex robot.

A simple offensive bot is a lot more competitive (and fun) than both.