I didn't think we just have to "deal" with changes... Some of them are actually pretty cool, and would add a lot to the game.
Like the 2 new things introduced to the game this year:
Variety of surface for robot to run on
Autonomous period
Those are likely going to add a lot of challenge in developing a drive train that work for all surface, and into the programming aspect of the robot.
There are a lot more changes that are pretty good, but I just don't have time to name them all. Everyone is welcome to say what changes they like
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