Hey. our builders this year r a bit of a procrastinators and we need help motivating them so we can actually start practicing for upcoming comps. any ideas to get them moving.

I mean he is doing work. but the county next to us has done 3 bots and they only have 2 builders. yet it takes us 5 weeks just to make the shell of the bot

People move at different places. I took all summer to build a lift and drivebase that was super crappy my first year. Talk to your mentor about helping your builder develop. Mentors can help builders learn important building techniques and tricks. That’s how I learned about screw size, how to mount …

yeah I mean if it gets to it ig we can try to hit some parts on our own and get it done together I mean we got 2 and half weeks til first comp

I would encourage all members of your team to be active on forums and discord. It’s a really great wealth of knowledge and can probably help your team get up to speed in competition. If you’re the only person on discord and vf then encourage them to make accounts. There are many people who are mor…

Sign up for the earliest tournament in your area. Even if you take a pushbot - attend! That will light a fire under your team like nothing else will!!

I think they’re already registered. I agree, though. Crunching and bringing out that first bot will give the entire team experience to break down that bot and rebuild a better one.

[image] ketchup: Hey. our builders this year r a bit of a procrastinators and we need help motivating them so we can actually start practicing for upcoming comps. any ideas to get them moving. [image] ketchup: one of our builders have been working on his bot every Monday-Friday from 3:15-…

i think the best way to get them to do their job is to tell their parents and get their parents to force them to complete the job, Most kids would listen to their parents. Another way to give them a task list to complete certain tasks within a dedicated amount of time. You can explain to them that b…

[image] CarCar: i think the best way to get them to do their job is to tell their parents and get their parents to force them to complete the job, I really don’t think this is what vex promotes. Vex shouldn’t be a chore it should be something students do extra-curricular that they’re passiona…

yes although I would agree, the people who are procastinating in this example, are likely not uninterested in robotics, but just that their work attitide is not correct.

Help motivating procrastinators to do their job

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