Build a FRC bot in 3 days... Challenge Accepted.

[Dan Richardson]

Originally Posted by Redo91

Do you have a schedule on how you are going to do the 3 days?

Schedule is forthcoming, we will try to hit all the major tenets of a build season I.e. Strategize, Ideate, Build, Test and Adjust. Those four stages will most likely be truncated to 3 and supplanted with the more aptly named phased approach: "Don't Panic", "Consider Panicing" and "Why havent we been panicing?" We will be putting this schedule together and hope to have it released prior to kickoff.

Why 3 days? Well that's when most early prototyping and strategizing should take place, so we feel it'll offer the most bang for its buck. Plus, 6 weeks is just entirely too long and an awful lot of time to be spending mucking about machine shops and practice fields.

Why did we choose 3? As the good book doth say:

First shalt thou begin to create the Holy Robot, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then posteth thou thy Holy YouTube Videos of Antioch towards thy viewers, who being inspired by sight, shall be challenged to do better.

[Littleboy]

Will you guys be working strait through the 72 hours (with shifts of people - half working, half sleeping) or will you be only working during the day?

[Calvin Hartley]

Sounds like a fun challenge. I'm looking forward to the results!!

Originally Posted by Dan Richardson

First shalt thou begin to create the Holy Robot, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then posteth thou thy Holy YouTube Videos of Antioch towards thy viewers, who being inspired by sight, shall be challenged to do better.

Hahaha this made my night.

[Andrew Rudolph]

Originally Posted by Littleboy

Will you guys be working strait through the 72 hours (with shifts of people - half working, half sleeping) or will you be only working during the day?

I don't think we will sleep much.

[dellagd]

First shalt thou begin to create the Holy Robot, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then posteth thou thy Holy YouTube Videos of Antioch towards thy viewers, who being inspired by sight, shall be challenged to do better.

Yes... Just... Yes...

[Daniel Felix]

This'll be interesting. And I'm sure very inspirational! Looking forward to seeing the results. You guys should definitely be the first in the community to publish a robot teaser just for kicks

[cgranata]

team 1396 built a robot in 1 day!

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/18269

[Andrew Rudolph]

Originally Posted by cgranata

team 1396 built a robot in 1 day!

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/18269

I remember this, we were at the championship that year with teams and were very inspired by you guys.

[Dan Richardson]

Originally Posted by Daniel Felix

This'll be interesting. And I'm sure very inspirational! Looking forward to seeing the results. You guys should definitely be the first in the community to publish a robot teaser just for kicks

We sure hope so! At least, one of the first! The actual robot will not compete in an official FRC competition, so it may be dqed for not really teasing anything :-)

In regards to the earlier questions about our build schedule. We've released a new vlog addressing our plans and some tips to develop a schedule.

Video here:

http://youtu.be/9fDgZR4OXIw

Blog and resources here:

http://www.robotin3days.com/gantt-ch...botics-season/

[holygrail]

First shalt thou begin to create the Holy Robot, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then posteth thou thy Holy YouTube Videos of Antioch towards thy viewers, who being inspired by sight, shall be challenged to do better.[/quote]

One, two, five!... I mean three!

As the coach of a team entirely based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I truly appreciate that quote. I also appreciate what you guys are trying to do for the FIRST community. Good luck and thanks for being an inspiration. We will be watching.