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Unread 15-02-2012, 11:14
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Re: The Ultimate Game-Breaker Robot: 2012 Edition

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Originally Posted by wireties View Post
I don't know either Aren or Andrew, I'll take you at your word. I certainly applaud and admire their dedication to FIRST. But it makes comments in this thread hard to reconcile - some people have to learn the hard way I reckon.
I think you are still basing your comments off the opinion that FRC is supposed to be a microcosm of the real world of engineering - I heartily disagree. I have a different opinion about what FRC allows students to learn before they may or may not have their creativity crushed by the corporate machine.

I'd rather learn about creativity and thinking outside the box in an environment that has little repercussions towards the safety or livelihood of another human (FRC) than come up with plain and safe solutions to problems or clients' needs in the real world where I have less opportunities to screw something up and possibly endanger a life (eg: Boeing engineer).

Not all of us think the same way you might about how to handle an FRC design because we think that this competition is probably one of the last times before entering the "real world" of engineering that we can take risks that won't really affect anyone but our own teams.

Hope you understand what I mean by that.
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