[Megalodons333]

It is very unfortunate to hear about this going on. Being a student and a mentor, like many people in this community, we know how hard it is to build and program in six weeks. Personally the best part about this whole experience is when its over and the competition arrives and all you can do is dream, think, and talk about robotics. Then the big day arrives and you see your robot out there competing it just brings everything altogether.

As an alumnus I frequently come back to the school and help the team anyway I can especially since we have only 1 teacher in charge + a couple other alumni to help. However this year as much as I wanted to participate I was taking far too many courses along with work and just didn't have the time. Towards the end of the 6 week process when I stopped by to check up on the team I saw this unbelievable robot already done, programs running well. I was very proud and only comes to show how much a small team can do so much.

I don't care too much about teams who actually paid for professionals and had their robot made. As much as it may benefit them on the arena, the students are the ones who truly are scarred from this. They get deprived of learning science and technology and fully experience something as great and wonderful as FIRST.

Although this probably goes on in every regional, I see very little of this negativity in NYC. Competing in the NYC regional we are blessed with a wonderful audience and remarkable robots everywhere you look. Although teams do have a reputation of doing well in prior events the competition is always up for grabs.



CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE SUCCESS YOU'VE HAD TEAM #1771