After our sub par performance at our first event we had a plan going into the rebuild phase and on into our second event. Make the robot be more durable. Focus on the things we can do well -in some instances very well - and showcase these. Drive smart. Don't break it. Be ready to fix it if you do. Towards that latter goal we have a back up intake/shooter device built and ready for a swap....hopefully not needed.
The driving and pit crew maintenance has been excellent and we finished the long Friday session with a 4-3 mark and ranked 15 out of 54. A stunning reversal from....well, best not mention our ranking in the last event.
Sometimes you get an unexpected chance to show off. In this game you are only allowed to control one "game piece" at a time. If one of those bright orange donuts get stuck in your robot you are not allowed to pick up another one. Hey, it happens. And when it happened to us our very skilled driver switched over to playing pure defense. I guess it is not up on Youtube quite yet, but she was able to push the opponent robots around like they were baby buggies. She enjoys this sort of thing a great deal.
Anyway, good times. Our Friday matches should be viewable at this link: Seven Rivers
I specify Seven Rivers because I don't want to watch our Duluth matches again and suggest you don't either. We were having a bad weekend back then. Better now, no matter what the outcome of tomorrow's three matches may be. Redemption does not come often in life, and when it does it only comes with hard work and deep thought. It is a pleasant thing to experience.
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