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Another factor is that the size of the electronics doesn't scale too elegantly so the robots look more complex, also, the lack of a defined bumper perimeter that marks the edges of the robot adds to this.

Now that I think about it, nothing scales elegantly from FRC to FTC. The metal, sensors, controllers, batteries, motors, and, to a great extent, the gears. An FRC gear train can be incredibly complex, yet completely hidden from view. The gears in FTC are so proportionally huge that the only place to put them is where they are easily visible. and even a 2 stage reduction can seem ridiculously complex while it is a typical sight in FRC.