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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
People focus way too much on the robot in FIRST.
When Dean talks about it's more than about the robot People think he's saying "I don't care about the competition" but actually I think he saying the best teams are good not just because of what they built but the whole organization surrounding the operation of the robot at the competitions. They meticulously plan every aspect of what they do, how they go about their business and what they plan to do to win the competition.
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That's part of the secret of their success is making sure the robot is ready to be in a position to dominate on the field before it gets to the field. A quarter of the teams have already raised the white flag before they even got to the arena and it has nothing to do with who built the robot.
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My only regret is that I have but one greenie to give. This should be stapled to the doors at the events.