[brrian27]

These build marathons are great in my opinion.

First of all, it's obviously beneficial to rookie teams. For new teams, it's hard to go through the design process completely, and for many just making a robot is an accomplishment.

But, for more experienced teams it is still a great resource. After watching the Robot in 3 Days final video last year, we really got hit with inspiration. We incorporated some of their features of a linear shooter, but in the end made a robot that looks nothing like theirs. We took what they had made and built off of it, ending up with a completely unique product that everyone felt proud of.