Mythical Six Week Build Season

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter

The difference is that the teams that don't have the resources to make a second robot can suddenly have a far more developed product at their first event if they still put in at least as much effort.

I think the major "resource" that teams need to improve their robots, either in 6 weeks or in a longer time, is effort. Getting the motivation to put in this extra effort is the tricky part. Having the time available is not the issue--we've heard from a few self proclaimed low-resource teams that consistently produce great robots in 6 weeks, because they effectively use all the time available.

Teams that have their act together can build a great robot in 6 weeks, or 12 weeks. Teams that don't have their act together will probably build the same so-so robot in 12 weeks that they now build in 6 weeks.