[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

In an application like this that requires cooperation between utilizing the FTC hardware and FRC I'd be ok. In a drag race where the optimal solution is to not use any FTC parts other than what is required I think minibots were pointless.

I think for teams who did the work and made effective minibots even without FTC parts, they weren't completely pointless. They certainly were not what FIRST intended them to be, nor did they accomplish what FIRST wanted them to, but it was still an engaging design challenge so I can't call it pointless.

I think the potential is there for the minis to come back as smart minis that will be better suited for the FTC/FRC mesh that FIRST is going for. Do I totally agree with that? Not really, but I still think the theory behind that type of integration is somewhat sound.

Originally Posted by thefro526

I hope Dr. Joe's prediction doesn't come true.

We struggle to make our FRC robot 'Smart'....

Continuous improvement man! Keep on pushing the envelope.

-Brando