We actually had to spend nearly $22,000 last year, and we still weren't able to go to nationals even though we won the rookie all-star for our regional competition. This year we're looking to raise about $40,000 and it doesn't seem as impossible to accomplish as one would think.
The competitions are amazing, it's like every nerd is a basketball player or something.
And the source for the robot is not written in lovely C++, but in ugly C.
Being a highschool student involved with science\tech I would suggest becoming a mentor for a FIRST Robotics team in your area. It's a great way to help the kids, and the community in general. the website:http://www.usfirst.org/
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We actually had to spend nearly $22,000 last year, and we still weren't able to go to nationals even though we won the rookie all-star for our regional competition. This year we're looking to raise about $40,000 and it doesn't seem as impossible to accomplish as one would think. The competitions are amazing, it's like every nerd is a basketball player or something. And the source for the robot is not written in lovely C++, but in ugly C.
Being a highschool student involved with science\tech I would suggest becoming a mentor for a FIRST Robotics team in your area. It's a great way to help the kids, and the community in general. the website:http://www.usfirst.org/