Teams that build 2 robots

[Paul Copioli]

Each year we ponder building 2 robots and each year, we back out. Not this year! We are building 2 robots. Driver skill is the difference whan it comes to the competitions. We have 5 weeks from our ship date to our first regional. Having a second robot will be a huge help.

How we do it:

(1) Each student must fundraise $1,000 in order to be part of the travel team. We are in a very industrial area and the students find a lot of Corporate sponsors.

(2) We design ALL our parts in CAD before we make one part (takes a lot of discipline). So it is easy to have multiple parts made.

(3) Find machine shops that will donate their machining. It has never been a problem for us. We just ask, show them our prints, and they are willing to help.

(4) We use everything from last year that we can (we had to buy the Chiaphuas)

One note about the Cheesy Poofs: They have never lost a Regional. Their drivers have been among the best each and every year. Now I know why (2 robots).