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Unread 04-12-2013, 11:05
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Re: Robot in 3 Days : Feedback

They could still do the project over the first three days of build season, but simply not post the results online until later on (midway through week 1 or week 2). That would also give them time to prepare plenty of supporting documentation and fully explain their processes and iterations.

My gripe doesn't only necessarily come from my team, though I used it as an example. How many non-wheeled frisbee shooters did you see last year? I only know of 1024 and 1503. Everyone else was using the wheeled launcher design. I don't know of a single Nerf-inspired frisbee "flicker" or rotating arm flinger. I know a handful of teams took the time to prototype other concepts and didn't like their results, but the bulk of teams went immediately into the wheeled shooter concept demonstrated by RI3D.

Don't take my comments to mean I don't like RI3D, but I think delaying the release some could lead to more variety across FRC. The right-after-kickoff nature of the project leads to a tremendous amount of influence over FRC teams, perhaps an unhealthy amount so. I recognize the potential to allow it to help raise the bar of many mid-level teams, but I also don't want it to be used as a crutch.
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