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Unread 30-01-2012, 20:53
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Re: Practice bot morality
That's a toughie, and why I like how the district system gives teams two for the price of one.

A practice bot can teach the importance of iteration and practice behind the scenes to create a solid project to put in at one regional. However, you would be cashing in all of your chips for an event that can be about luck of the seeding as much as skill (unless you are a 254 or 1114 that both have the resources for both regionals and practice bots and the skill to build top-tier robots that wipe the floor anyway).

If you go to two regionals, you can end up putting a poor product on the floor that lowers team morale and really damages the look of your team (2011 for us), then fix it by the second regional.

Even though we do the opposite, I would suggest a second robot over a second regional competition.
Last edited by PayneTrain : 30-01-2012 at 20:54. Reason: Shift keys die so young...
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