Mythical Six Week Build Season

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

Our team takes a few days off and then keeps right on working after bag day with our practice robot. The 6 week deadline truly is just a suggestion if you have the resources to build 2 robots. I understand that the 6 weeks deadline is 'part of the challenge' but isn't the challenge already challenging enough? There are still tons of teams that field robots that barely function at all. How is that inspiring?

Even if a team only met to work & practice for a single weekend prior to their actual regional event, just think how much more productive Thursdays would be for everyone. I know it would allow us to actually use Thursdays for practice instead of integrating our modifications that we made to the practice robot.

This effect is multiplied between a teams first event and second event.

One of the magical aspects of Districts is one fee gets you two events. Teams are inspired to improve between events as they see their creations succeed and/or fail in the heat of the event.

The current system severely limits how much teams can exercise this new-found inspiration, mostly because of a plastic bag.

Well put Ryan.

-Mike