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If FIRST wants to get big they will have to create a game that is more intuitive and visually interesting than any before. Something a 12 year old can turn on and immediately understand.
I really believe that destruction isn't BattleBots' big ticket. It's the simplicity of the goal and the way virtually anyone can understand the strategy of each robot. The only reason these kids want to see BattleBots is because they are on TV.
If FIRST can get on TV, present itself as "cool", and make the game visually and strategically interesting; then kids will be asking "is that a FIRST robot?"
Here are some replys to other questions:
Battlebots has run a single-elimination tournament for every competition since except for the first one (which had 90 bots total.) So every match, except for the multi-robot rumbles, is do-or-die.
The rules and safety requirements are getting much more strigent. Only 75% of the teams passed safety and could compete due to the huge number of safety requirements.
They are also seriously looking into regional competitions too; especially on the East coast.
Dan
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