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Tip #1 is not to isolate yourself! Talk to as many other teams, engineers, and mentors as you can. Go to local scrimmages so you can see what the deal is and what kind of robots and outreach other teams have.
Tip #2 Go to tournaments and meet FTC teams before you actually start or join your own team, instead of blindly plunging in.
Tip #3 is to spend plenty of time doing the boring stuff like reading the FTC manual and looking up tips online. While it’s not super fun, doing things like looking at award winning engineering journals, websites, and PSAs, can really help you get a grip on what’s going on.
To Summarize:
Tip #1 Talk to many teams, engineers don’t try to do it by yourself.
Tip #2 Go to tournaments and talk to other FTC teams before you begin.
Tip #3 Spend time doing the boring stuff like reading the manuals.
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