Hi! We’re a team that’s new to Vex and we wanted to know what the recommended parts for building the robot for Skyrise were? We would also appreciate any general tips and advice about Vex and Skyrise and any mentoring anyone was willing to offer us.
Thanks:),
WESM Robotics
There was a recent thread with virtually the same title as your’s. 
You might want to start by taking a look there:
https://vexforum.com/t/vex-skyrise-essential-parts/26974/1