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Originally Posted by Cory
Yet again FIRST blows it big time. Pure genius move. Obviously nobody at FIRST understands why teams use the practice fields. It's got nothing to do with practicing driving and everything to do with debugging.
If this was a safety issue they should have said "due to the unsafe nature of having multiple robots and people interacting on the practice field, we have decided...". Instead it just makes it sound like they did it for the hell of it.
They've allowed people on the practice field with their robots for a very long time. It's hard to believe it only became a safety concern now.
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This game is actually very dangerous with most teams firing discs at extremely high speed as well as climbing multiple levels. Safety could have played into the decision. We aren't shooting poof balls or just climbing to one level our robots this year can cause injuries!
If safety was a factor I hope FIRST would tell us that so it sits better not, "I think this is a better idea lets give it a try."