It's still more than just a robot....
Some of the Mentors of Team 4935 I know a lot of people don't understand why I take so much time out of my life to devote to volunteering. It's not just a way for me to give back, it is a way for me to show others how life changing the organization I volunteer for can be. 12 months a year, I am a volunteer and a mentor. From September through May, I will put in as many as 30 hours a week volunteering, on TOP of working a full time job. When I tell people about being a mentor for a robotics team and I tell them that we build competitive robots the very 1st question out of 90% of people's mouths is "Is that like Battlebots?" Our Demo Bot "Blue" No.... it's NOT Battlebots Karen...😂. We have approximately 6 weeks to build a maximum 120 lb robot that goes pretty fast and it's got to withstand collisions from OTHER robots, work with 2 other robots in 3 on 3 competition, be able to perform specific tasks and score as many points as th