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[lozano_man]

Originally Posted by Stu Bloom

But I have to wonder ... are we forgetting about the science and technical INSPIRATION, and just rushing to build a robot as fast as possible? I just dont understand how, even working long hours every day the first week, anyone could get through a reasonable engineering/design process and have something built that quickly. Maybe I need to rotate through some other teams over the next couple of years to undetstand how that happens ...

You have to understand the energy with which we begin build season with. The day after finals we are already planning for next season. A week after finals and we already have a full years agenda. A month after finals and we are probably already halfway through it.

We also don't work long hours every day the first week. . .every day after kickoff we LIVE in the shop. All the way till finals we are in the shop.

We also don't "rush" to build a robot (no offense. The engineering/design process is a constant process where every day after the initial design we find any problem with the design. If any is found we correct it immediately.

I also have to say...we have an incredible welder. SHE does good work!