Did you make a second robot? [POLL]

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

tl;dr

The key to winning a competition is a capable robot and capable drivers.

Robots are capable when the design and fabrication processes used are good (arguably).

Drivers are capable when they have enough experience driving (altough some are naturally better than others). If your drivers show up at competition with less than about 20 hours of driving experience, you are at a disadvantage. If they have 100 hours, they can make up for a lot of 'bad' in a robot.

So, between bag day and competiton, what's your drve team doing? Sitting on their hands, or driving your practice robot?

I would be interested in knowing if any team that did not build a second robot has ever made it to Einstein. I'd be surprised if the number was much greater than zero.

I think 610 is known for not building a practice robot? Was this the case when they won in 2013?

Given that 32 teams make Einstein now, I'd guess there are at least a few, if not more, that have made it to the big show with no practice robot.

-Mike