[Ian Curtis]

How many teams built Ri3D hangers? I can't name a single one off the top of my head, but I suppose there were a few. While I would not be surprised if Ri3D style shooters were the most common in FRC 2013, I bet the bucket alliance had the largest percentage of hoppers and the most common hanger was either a pair of pistons or the inverted ramp camp.

Even if teams aren't coming up with novel concepts on their own, they are still stealing from the best and inventing the rest. Wholesale copying is extremely rare, and does it really matter? If the teams that are building exact replicas are inspired, who are we to say "You're being inspired all wrong?!"