Five weeks instead of six??

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

I've determined that the only thing rumors are good for is putting your knickers in a twist.

But it IS funny.

[Pjohn1959]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

But it IS funny.

Besides, what else is there to do???

We only have about elevendy-billion weeks before kick off...

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

I would be fine with 5 weeks, Bring it on! I look at it as more of a challenge and it would it makes people push themselves even more.

Yup, exactly what I said before.

What ever happened the pushing the limits folks? If it is a true rumor, I'd love for it to be true. Bring it.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

But it IS funny.

What's funny?

(not being sarcastic)

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

What's funny?

(not being sarcastic)

Watching people think they are true and get all worked up. Just like watching the game hint threads.

And in my defense Jane, I do NOT turn into an Eeyore! I am naturally that way. (Im assuming you meant that one way, if I am WAY off target here disregard the above comment)

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

I suspect that the change would not be as drastic as people think. It would just be a call to work more efficiently. Seriously folks I would bet that most teams have at least 3-4 "wasted" meetings where nothing gets done. Give us 5 weeks and we don't have that luxury. I fully support the change, bring it on!

The 40lb allowance makes this even easier as you can keep working on 1/3 of your robot until the event.

I averaged 85 hours a week during the first 6 weeks. I wouldn't want to push that to 102 hours a week for 5 weeks.

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by Cory

I averaged 85 hours a week during the first 6 weeks. I wouldn't want to push that to 102 hours a week for 5 weeks.

Isn't working 85 hours/week only half-time labor?

[Robert Cawthon]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

Isn't working 85 hours/week only half-time labor?

Not when you have a full time job on the side. Of course, the family would probably complain if one spent much more than the 85 hours a week at robotics (although my wife is very understanding and has done some robotics volunteering herself) and I can understand that. They feel left out.

I would hate if the build season became any shorter. My team is unorganized as it is, we have not finished a robot before ship since at least 2005, maybe earlier. Any shorter of a build period would pretty much destroy our chances.

I know of course the easy solution is to organize my team more, but that's a far more difficult task than one would think and I have yet to do.

[Roger]

Of course, if we tell the manufacturing group that it's only five weeks, the programmers get a whole week to work on the robot!

[JohnBoucher]

I would have to purchase a new domain.
I already have http://thesixweeks.com/

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by jpmittins

I would hate if the build season became any shorter. My team is unorganized as it is, we have not finished a robot before ship since at least 2005, maybe earlier. Any shorter of a build period would pretty much destroy our chances.

I know of course the easy solution is to organize my team more, but that's a far more difficult task than one would think and I have yet to do.

Consider then that this would be a swift kick in the butt to get yourselves organized.

[Thermal]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Consider then that this would be a swift kick in the butt to get yourselves organized.

1) Go to a regional
2) Show up Thursday Morning
3) Look at how many teams are still working on their bot to make it functional/add functionality
4) multiply that by 10 and you'll have the effects of a 5 week build season.

[Robert Cawthon]

Originally Posted by Thermal

1) Go to a regional
2) Show up Thursday Morning
3) Look at how many teams are still working on their bot to make it functional/add functionality
4) multiply that by 10 and you'll have the effects of a 5 week build season.

I am always trying to find ways to improve the robot (in 2008 we changed the programming Saturday morning!) to get a few more points in the next game.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Thermal

1) Go to a regional
2) Show up Thursday Morning
3) Look at how many teams are still working on their bot to make it functional/add functionality
4) multiply that by 10 and you'll have the effects of a 5 week build season.

Took your bet in 2008 at Kettering, out of all the teams there I can only think of a couple teams that were not functional, bearing in mind that the whole event was rookies I would consider this a worst case scenario. (sorry rookies) Were they amazing? No, but show me a team that builds the perfect robot and is done by ship day and I will show you either a liar OR the first time travelers.

My point was, that if you are consistently not meeting deadlines you need to change something.