[EricH]

Originally Posted by Pault

What I'm saying is that just because a 3D printer is worth a lot of money, doesn't mean that it is worth anything to your team. If it is going just sit in a corner, occasionally being used to print a prototype (or even worse, sitting there because nobody bothered to learn how to use it), then why on earth wouldn't you just get a couple of talons, a CRIO chassis, some game pieces, etc. instead.

EDIT: and the other part is that you are going to have to buy stuff like talons and batteries anyways, but you probably don't plan on buying a 3D printer anytime soon.

I think you left the word "don't" out of your first post. Great way to confuse folks.

I agree, though. Now, I will point out that 3D printers can be very useful--for the right purposes. OTOH, you do have to know how to use them, which knowledge isn't something that every team has. (Though the ones that do have it tend to happily share that knowledge.)