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FRC to be at the 2020 Olympics?
Read here on Forbes earlier today.
"FIRST recently announced a partnership with Toyota, and Kamen said he’s working with the company to make sure FIRST has a place at the 2020 Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo. Toyota is the largest single sponsor of the event." Has anyone heard anything more about this? Sounds really exciting, even if it doesn't actually become an Olympic sport - can you imagine having Einstein in Tokyo? Would be great for the internationalization of FRC. |
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So, would there be two Olympics then?
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At least then Einstein would be close to water. You know, in case for whatever reason we needed lots of water.
Water Game 2020!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Rumor has it that some Robotics teams have already started planning on being at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.:)
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I'm trying to imagin how olympic FRC teams would be strong (or not)... They would get more sponsors, the best possible members and they would be trained and drilled to perform. Maybe we just shouldn't go there finally... Maybe it'll just destroy the spirit of FIRST. |
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It's also worth mentioning that an olympic team might not be too far beyond some of the current best FRC teams in terms of performance. |
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You guys don't really think FRC could/should be an Olympic sport right?
As someone who loves the Olympics more than almost any other sporting event... if that somehow happened (in some alternate reality) I would be very unamused. |
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I'd like FRC to be counted like a kind of E-sport... Or maybe something with the same visibility...
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I also do not think robotics should be even remotely considered a sport. So guess I do not exactly hold the popular opinions here. In all reality an exhibition would be cool. But FRC as an real Olympic sport. Please no. That would be degrading to real Olympic sports where athletes dedicate their whole lives to being successful. |
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Is this conversation actually happening right now? Here's a few of the sports proposed for the 2020 Olympics but were not selected: sumo, squash, American football, racquetball, and bowling.
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There are a lot of plans around robotics in Tokyo 2020, including a robotics village in Odaiba.
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When I first read the post, the idea that formed was that it would somehow be a part of the opening/closing ceremonies... not a part of the actual sporting event.
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Water game confirmed
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I can't see FRC being a Olympic event (,but I don't see where in the world the thought that the athletes would think it's degrading comes from). Heck, Tokyo 2020 would be a great place to hold final matches between the South and North FRC Championships' champions.
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Do I consider FRC a sport? Yes.
Should FRC be an Olympic sport? Well, it doesn't really seem to make a whole lot of sense in that realm. I could be convinced either way. I do think a lot of this even being talked about has to do with the fact that it's in Tokyo, obviously robotics is a huge pursuit in Japan. |
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Being "at the Olympics" doesn't mean it's an actual event at the Olympics. I suspect it's far more likely that an FRC demonstration or exhibition occurs somewhere on the Olympic campus during the games.
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In the last couple of decades we've automated and roboticized so many of the non-creative and non-technical jobs. What's another few?
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My question is what would mentors be considered in terms of player or trainer should FRC become an olympic sport
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Being AT the olympics ≠ being IN the olympics |
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While I feel that FIRST teams should be recognized on the same level as sporting events and sport programs in the communities, I don't feel they should be compared outside of the recognition of the accomplishments. |
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Maybe it should just be a FRC "All Star Game": 6 robotics teams comprised of current and former Woodie Flowers and Dean's list awards winners.
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In my honest opinion, using FIRST and FRC at the Olympics is the exact opposite end goal of both events.
The Olympics are a set of events to show off the vast physical and strategic prowess of the athletes, some of which spend their entire lives practicing and training. FIRST and FRC are a set of events with the goal of training people to be smart, talented, and well rounded individuals. The only way (personally) I'd like to see FRC at the Olympics would be if a team helped build equipment or a technology that enabled athletes to come back / go to the special Olympics. (Long story in short, enablement through technology) On Growing FIRST ==> What FIRST and FRC need is just a small fraction of the televised attention of the Olympics for the competition. Back when FRC was on ESPN that served as a way to get "the populous" or people who might never do FRC otherwise to become aware of it. The closest thing I can think of is to partner with Twitch in the coming years, to get the Champs on the homepage. One small thing they might do would be ask the F4 people to run the stream, though I don't think FIRST would ever allow students to directly represent them in a semi-televised / livestreamed event. Looking at you @Sperkowski! |
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I grew up with a good friend that was a silver olympic medalist in Judo. He is the embodiment of your definition of what FIRST goals are, while training for the Olympics back then. |
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Please no do not compare playing with robots to what it takes to be in the Olympics.
I'm excited to see what the partnership will yield. A demo would be sort of cool, but anything past that would be absurd. |
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What if FIRST used the Olympics as a way of bringing both World Championships together. Like the alliances who go to play on Einstein at both events then face off at the Olympics. So the best from both Champs then face off to determine the best in the world. That is what the Olympics is about, determining the best athletes in the world. And with that there won't be any super elite Olympic teams forming. It'd still be the same FIRST has always happened and it would prevent arguments of whether the winning alliance from 1 championship is better than the winning alliance from the other.
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In addition to demonstrations, the Olympics has demonstration sports that are used to judge interest and feasibility. In sailing before a new boat is selected, the Olympic committee will insure that there are enough teams in member countries that have access and experience before adding it to the line up. I think its great to get robotics on the world stage in some fashion. While the winner take all approach of the Olympics might not make sense for FRC, we should be thinking of other ways to get on network TV. In the states their is a summer program called BattleBots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rIDP0v3Qc0 |
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