My schools robotics team just finished its first day of qualifying rounds, and we are currently ranked 8th /46. We go up against teams with 10+ engineers, sponsored by companies like bp, NASA, autodesk, lockheed martin, oceaneering, and several other big companies, and with access to top notch equipment and materials.

Our team has like 6 people, including our mentor, we have A box of tools, not a whole freaking tool chest, and our robot is basically our teams 3 older robots cannibalized for parts, a few pieces of scrap steal tubing, and a shit load of zip ties ._. We have 2 more qualifying rounds tomorrow, and then hopefully we will move onto finals!