Gems of Wisdom for Future Generations
1. Don't rely on glue to fixture anything in your drive train . . . ever! Have it all mechanically fixtured! Just say no to glue!
2. Use larger, sturdier shafts for driving the bot if you can.
3. Start hardware early.
4. And even if you can hit early checkpoints without it, start coding the framework early!
5. Leave time at the end for strategy.
6. They will move the playing field several hours before the competition (be warned if testing at the last minute).
7. Test on the playing field as early and as often as possible.
8. Separate individual circuits onto individual boards.
9. Keep everyone up to speed on all parts of the project.
10. Allow easy access to your microcontroller, circuits and batteries!!!
11. Don't use code that you haven't thoroughly tested for the competition, even if you're trying to fix something. It may break something else.
12. Start early.
2. Use larger, sturdier shafts for driving the bot if you can.
3. Start hardware early.
4. And even if you can hit early checkpoints without it, start coding the framework early!
5. Leave time at the end for strategy.
6. They will move the playing field several hours before the competition (be warned if testing at the last minute).
7. Test on the playing field as early and as often as possible.
8. Separate individual circuits onto individual boards.
9. Keep everyone up to speed on all parts of the project.
10. Allow easy access to your microcontroller, circuits and batteries!!!
11. Don't use code that you haven't thoroughly tested for the competition, even if you're trying to fix something. It may break something else.
12. Start early.