|
It really helps to have a contact with a veteren team. I know that I wouldn't have been able to start 992 without the help and support of people like Wendy Wooten (from 22).
It also required having people with project management skills. Yes, engineers are important, but when you are trying to get a bunch of students to invest a large amount of time (and money) in a program they have probably never heard of, you can't stand to lose people due to bad management.
But in the long run, you really need is at least one dedicated student with some knowledge of FIRST, a teacher or administrator willing to at least give the illusion of legitimacy, someone who knows what they are doing when it comes to mechanics, and around $7500. There are students who would love to participate at any school, they just don't know it yet, so if you can be creative and can get them on board, the rest will follow.
__________________
Zan Hecht
Scorekeeper: '05 Championship DaVinci Field/'10 WPI Regional
Co-Founder: WPI-EBOT Educational Robotics Program
Alumnus: WPI/Mass Academy Team #190
Alumnus (and founder): Oakwood Robotics Team #992
"Life is an odd numbered problem — the answer isn't in the back of the book." — Anonymous WPI Student
|
It doesn't make a team better if they have just one sponsor or if they have 100 sponsors. However, you should commend a team who struggled to pay the bill with a list of sponsors one hundred long for showing their strength, perseverance and love for participating in the FIRST robotics program. - MikeDubreuil [more] 
Similar Threads
Hybrid Mode
