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Unread 08-01-2002, 22:51
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Originally posted by Todd Lawless
Remember, original ideas don't always come from the 'what' but possibly the 'how'....right?

I understand that there aren't as many tasks to be done, BUT the sky is the limit, in F.I.R.S.T., you never know what will happen.

Todd
Yes! This was what I was getting at...

Even if we all built our robots inside some aluminium bubble, we would still see some redundancy in robot designs. By sharing ideas, it encourages teams to come up with different ways do accomplish these tasks. I think this can be seen when your team is brainstorming... somone tosses out an idea that seems totally wacky, but it inspires a very practical and useful idea in somone else.

Of course, I could be wrong! Last year was our team's rookie year.

Anyways... I don't mean to start a debate... :/