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Originally Posted by GGCO
but where I thought they went overboard was with the FTC kits. (Yes, I'm still complaining about them. Don't like it? Stop reading this. Now.) There were too many silly constraints that hampered innovation and stifled creativity. Also, I thought it was FIRST shamelessly squeezing a few extra dollars out of already cash strapped teams who needed, or couldn't get, the parts need required.
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The FTC mini kit was part of the first choice so if you were only going to build 1 minibot and you managed to not burn up motors you didn't have to spend much if any cash on it. Of course the motors were far from robust so we went through a few and the fact that we wanted to win the Coopertition award we did spend a lot of money.
The constraints are what did spur innovation and creativity IHMO since the only things you had to use were the motors and battery. Sure there was some limitations on materials but that is what meant you had to get creative with how you used those items.