Need some ideas of costs for a potentially new VRC team starting from scratch as independents. Our 8th graders are pushing us coaches to take things to the VRC level. I’m calculating costs this week for a Friday meeting but I’d like to get input from seasoned veterans. Coming from IQ world we kno…

My dad/coach set it up because our school wouldent allow us to have our own team and prevented us from being competitive. The companies that donated to us didnt really care because my dad has worked with them before since he’s an engineer. but its definitley easier if your with a school or a NFP to …

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Background: I’m the president of a robotics club consisting of what we’re planning is 1 middle school team and 2 high school teams, and the captain of one of the high school teams. I’m responsible for making sure these teams are competition-ready and funding as the club is more student-led since our…

[image] andrewguilas: It costs $150 to register a team for the season. The team registration has gone up to $200 for the first team, $150 for additional teams for the 2022-2023 season: REC Foundation Event Partner Summit - REC Foundation [image] andrewguilas: Most competitions I’ve seen …

Great advice. These are the same issues we run into with the IQ level too. We try to reiterate to parents that this is a year round sport and I know VRC will not be any different. The kids are going to have to work their tails off to become a reliable alliance partner. This level brings a whole …

[image] Deathtooall13: spacers are 3d printed to save on cost Not vrc legal

I’d say all the above posts are great. I did the math myself and including registration, and potentially going to worlds the first year I could see a max budget of $9000. Probably the 8K range. This would be if you want to be very competitive (with experience of course).

[image] VexTeamZ: Not vrc legal (Robots may use custom-made parts cut from certain types of non-shattering plastic.) i double check the manual it fine if i do i mean i cant 3d print but i can use cutouts from the pla that they offer in robosource that i have extra of [image] …

[image] VexTeamZ: Not vrc legal @Deathtooall13 You didn’t know you weren’t allowed to 3D print?? How do you pass inspection??

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Not vrc legal