After months without a proper workspace, the Iron Panthers were briefly granted access to a store on Broadway, which they planned to use for collaboration and preparation for upcoming competitions. Unfortunately, the team was removed from the workspace earlier than expected after being notified that the temporary building was unsafe. Since the opportunity to use the Broadway space fell through, they have been relocated to the D Building.

Without a proper workspace, the team faces both old and new challenges. While they are currently working in the D Building, the team plans to move into the cafeteria at the end of December.

“We’re not able to go in there anymore, and that has kind of put us in this position that’s not that great because we are currently building our sprint robot, which is a new robot we’re trying to build in just a couple of weeks for our next competition,” junior and drive coach Sonali Sharma said.

Sharma said the lack of a workspace also limits the team’s ability to train new members during the off-season.

“It’s posed a big challenge for a team to be able to figure out how we can maximize our time and the resources we currently have because we don’t have a space to practice,” Sharma said.