worst experience

[SURVIVORfan44]

Team 616's worst experience was last year when we were ranked first, the next day...the unthinkable happens, we get NORWALK, and our human player gets sick. In between matches, our robot drivers would go in the bathroom and....yeah it was bad. I think that getting Norwalk prevented us from winning. We had to put people who weren't as experienced as others to play in the game. But, we got on TV for getting sick though. We ended up getting second place, which is not bad, but we could have won! Each year, our robot gets better. The first year we entered the competition, we were ranked in last place. The next year, we were middle way and the next and next. But last year, our robot was flawless and we knew we were going to win.

[7wizted_rea1ity]

Am I allowed to post something out of FIRST robotics? (I'm somewhat new, so I don't know otherwise.) Aside from coming to a competition with a half-built and untested robot, I think the worst experience took place last year. During one of the elimination rounds nearing the end, our robot didn't shut off in time. We were disqualified, even though we would have defeated our opponent otherwise. Somehow the prioritized "shut off in 90 seconds" command was overridden. I suppose it sounds silly now, but...we were really disappointed then.... Ah well, I guess it's another thing to put on the "Things essential to-do" list.

[Allison K]

My worst experience was the day last season that I realized my (almost) rookie team wasn't going to be able to get the money for a registration fee. Luckily I had my 226 buddies around to cheer me up. And it worked out in our favor with all of that extra time to prepare for this season. We visited a few veteran teams during their build, and we went to a few regionals, and (mostly) build a practice bot (we ran out of stuff before we finished it). Plus we had time to find more students and sponsors and mentors. So I guess it wasn't bad. It worked out very well. It was just a little depressing at the time.