[Peter Matteson]

I like to be surprised by different robot configurations and strategies.

I don't want to show up and see 7 clones of the same robot that got put up early in build at a regional, like in 2008 when there were Rhode Warrior clones all over.

I also don't want to get beat by someone who executes my design better than I do, which is why we didn't bring our minibot to Suffield Shakedown last year, it was to easy to duplicate so we didn't show it until WPI week 2.

However given the current witholding allowance/COTS rules I can probably replicate any good robot design I see and assemble it at an event anyway.

In any event we keep our robot generally secret from the public until Suffield Shakedown the Saturday before ship and I encourage you to do the same. I want to be surprised by creativity not bored by a bunch of group think communally designed robots.