Allen List: Good: - Website - Food - Fun - Enough computers - 2005 bot - Kit bot - but need it working - CAD - svn - not all seniors. - Girls. - Animation. - Good looking bot & OI. - 6 wheels - Talented students - Freshmen Need Improve: - who is reading rules? update? - Wiring color codes not followed - shoddy workmanship Causes: - poor training - lack of sleep - attitude Results: - damaged connectors from pulling pins - bearing alignment on chassis - lifter protos failure not based on concept or design - rework -> wasted time -> schedule delay - poor materials, tools - connectors such as PWM cables - serial interface too slow - CMU camera - poor communication, coordination Examples: - encoders - special systems vs chassis Solution: - need meetings - teamwork - clean-up - attendance mid build season. - need software test/validation - need simulator - debug before robot built - welder - responsibility If a leader assigns a task and the student hands it off, the first student is still responsible for how it is done. - Lack of focus - A new objective every couple of days ensures failure. - try to do everything -> poorly - interchangable parts. Lack of interchangability wastes time. E.g. encoder mounts.