Lockheed Martin Engineering Exploring Program, Explorer Post 1010
Botball 2008 Journal
 
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This is a day to reflect on what we did good and how we can improve.
 
The Good
  • Team 93 won the double elimination, seeding rounds, and overall tournament.
  • All three teams did great in documentation and presentation.
  • There was good sportsmanship and spirit.
  • We had good new member participation.
  • Incoming freshmen and sophomores were mentored by juniors and especially seniors.
  • Team 93 had a checklist and they used it.
  • Having a separate day for documentation tasks worked well.
  • Teams had starting guides and alignment checks.
  • The game strategies were effective.
  • Winning required an offense and luck.
  • Judges liked different code and strategies between seeding and double elimination.

The Bad

  • Didn't use the metal part connectors.
  • Didn't use many sensors.
  • Checklists (lack thereof).
  • Sportsmanship (lack thereof).
  • Structural integrity could have been better.
  • Needed better testing methods, including full up tests (start to finish).
  • We didn't use all the time (stopped with 30 seconds to go).
  • Starting positions were a big variable.
  • Need to be thorough and detailed with backup code.
  • Lack of reliability and repeatability.
  • The final week crunch.

The Ugly

  • Forgot to turn on the Create.
  • Didn't read the rules about not cutting the metal. 
  • Leaving parts on board after competition.
  • Modifying code without a backup or recovery.
  • Don't commit botacide.
  • Galcon

On to Norman, Oklahoma.
 

 
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