Dealing with robotics regrets

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Like Art Said, never make the same mistake twice.

We lost three events in a row as the number one seed in the semifinals because of stupid mistakes. Although we were angry and sad about the loss we did everything in our ability to remove the possibility of failure in the future.

Central Washington Regional 2013: Upside-down Frisbee jammed shooter(had the solution fully functional in the pits)

Glacier Peak District 2014: Designed robot to extend in two directions -> 150pts G28 in each semifinal match(became non issue with driver practice)

Shorewood District 2014: Pneumatic tube for shooter came unplugged(lost by less than 20 points)

All of these problems were heart breaking at the time and definetly made the wait for the first banner, of my career on the team, much longer and harder. But the lessons that we learned in solving these problems, and other ones that materialized at less catastrophic times, taught us a lot and led to us winning five consecutive events.