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Re: What makes FRC a sport?

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Originally Posted by Laaba 80 View Post
It is true that humans have no physical exertion during the game, but the robots are clearly physically exerting themselves. The robots are the athletes.
Robots are not athletes. An athlete by definition is a person, our robots are equipment for playing a game, they are no closer to being athletes than a race car, a bike, or a pair of running shoes.
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