[Robert Cawthon]

Originally Posted by EricH

The robots are just a vehicle--you could do just about any STEM mentor-based program with the same effect. The culture transformation needed is accomplished by getting more people involved with the program. If people are not attracted to the program, they will not get involved. Therefore, we do need to make the games attractive. Part of that is making it so that they are easy to understand, which involves making them simple. The simpler, the better--to a point, as you do need to keep the existing teams challenged.

Thank you, Eric. Couldn't have said it better myself. Remember, our main point is not to build robots, but to build kids. If the younger kids come to a game, they are more likely to become interested if they understand the game. More kids, more opportunities.