Assisting Alliance Members Off-field

[rsegrest]

Originally Posted by E Dawg

For example, I decided to keep a real simple autonomous in backup for alliance members. This autonomous would simply move the robot forward for 10 auto points.

And this is one of my favorite things about FIRST!

We take a couple of small toolboxes (the kind you carry around) stocked with the most commonly used tools (wrenches, sockets, electrical stuff, zip-ties etc.) and have them ready to go to other pits to help out.

[Phyrxes]

We focus on cross training our mechanical students on basic knowledge of other systems so they can help teams trouble shoot basic problems (help pass inspection) and they know who our "expert" is if an issue is out of their realm of knowledge.

In the past we have had a veteran student and a rookie student go introduce themselves to each team that is a rookie to 3rd year team for no reason other than to say hello and be a friendly face on a Thursday morning. Sometimes the interaction doesn't go past the friendly check in to see how things are going and sometimes it turns into a Thursday rebuild.

I challenge anybody reading this thread to work with the other veteran teams attending your event to muster the student power to get every robot through inspection before the end of practice matches.

[Animal Control]

that is a really good idea I may have to have our programmers try it.