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Originally Posted by JesseK
This will be great.
Not only will FRC get better and louder because of 72-hour competitiveness, but all teams involved in the 72-hour build-fest will be better off for it since they'll already have a secondary robot to play with/against as the main robot(s) are built. Einstein will be fantastic, and IRI will be insanity.
+1 for Copioli because I've read & seen how his team is run. He can lead a team to victory regardless of its makeup.
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Emphasis mine.
Einstein and IRI will both be great, but I'm not sure how much the 3 day teams will affect them. They could add more depth to Einstein by raising the bar for 2nd picks, but I can't really see them changing IRI very much. These resources will be very useful for all teams, but I think they're more targeted to lower level teams that normally do not have the resources, time, or organization to try many prototypes. The top-tier teams that compete on Einstein and at IRI will build extremely competitive robots regardless of whether videos of prototype designs pop up.
I see these 3 day teams serving more to add depth to competitions and raise the average level of play by making prototyping and the general design process more accessible, not by increasing the quality of the top-tier.
Also, I'm going either Team Copioli or Team AndyMark. Gotta root for the Midwest teams!