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Robot Design for Rookies
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Frank Levine <[log in to unmask]>
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Frank Levine <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 14 Sep 2014 23:59:35 -0400
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Hi all,
  I was wondering where the line is between 'kids do the work' vs 'starter
robot' is?  I have seen several suggestions (both here and on the
interwebs) that this/that robot is a great robot for rookies, etc.  While
my team has been trying to make a decent robot from scratch, I have taken
many of the suggestions that I have seen from the internet and made what I
think is a decent driving base.  Is it appropriate to hand that base over
to the rookies and let them go from there?  Will the judges frown on a
coach doing some of the initial legwork to get a base started?  What's the
difference between that and finding a starting base on-line?  Ideally I
would love to see them make it from scratch, but today's building session
has me thinking that this may be a bit of a stretch.

Thanks,
Frank Levine
"The Construction Mavericks"

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