[Al Skierkiewicz]

I think you will find that I am changing my mind on this issue but here goes...
The true reason we are in this is to inspire students. How any team does that and whether they are successful is a matter for that team to decide. I now have lived through the experience of working and playing several of these multi robot teams and here is what I have brought away from the exposure. Students on both (or all three) were inspired. There did not seem to be a big advantage to one or both on the field. It is important to realize that in some cases, one team would not exist without the other which results in less students inspired. Often these teams did not attend similar events but when they did if one made it to the finals, they naturally picked the twin. In virtually all cases, strategy was different between the two and there is an obvious difference in drive teams. If you come up with a winning strategy against one robot design, then you have it easy to play against the other.
The similarities are hard to forget but the differences are significant enough to consider as two separate teams/robots.