Wednesday 20 January 2021

Time, time, time ....

So today it was announced that both Pi Wars 2021 dates have been moved from March to July due to problems of teams collaborating during the current lockdown.

We're fortunate that as a single household team, the lockdown hasn't really hampered us. but I can't imagine how hard it is for teams from different households trying to collaborate, so it was a sensible decision by the organisers.  

However, for us, the change of date gave us mixed emotions. Whilst the extra development time is somewhat of a relief, I was surprised that the initial reaction was one of deflation. 

I guess it's because the excitement was starting to build as the deadline drew nearer and nearer. We were getting so close that we were counting the days. There is still a lot to do but each weekend we could see progress being made - so when we saw the deadline was extended to July, it kind of took that edge away.

Still - I'm sure that feeling will soon pass as we realise how much effort is still required. We really only have two (well one and a half) challenges completed, and still need to do the final decorations (yesterday we had a family meeting to decide on eye colours!). 

As a team that builds in the garden, we're reliant on good weather - hopefully April and May will be a lot warmer than February. We're also planning on doing the obstacle course in the garden - so again, this change in month will make that easier - at the moment the obstacles are just ideas on a whiteboard and need creating.

And another plus - we'll be able to attend more of this weekend's Pi Wars virtual conference without worrying so much about actual robot building. 

Hmm - the more I'm writing this blog entry, the more I'm liking it. 

Roll on July! 


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