[Libby K]

Originally Posted by UnTrustedTruss

During the opening Kamen talks a lot about failure, and about how FRC is meant to be a place where we can experience healthy failure, and learn from it.

Either refer to him as Mr. Kamen or Dean Kamen. This isn't a newspaper article, nor have you mentioned him previously. Please have some respect for FIRST's founder.

Originally Posted by UnTrustedTruss

As regards to another possible endgame, our team discussed the idea of the return of the minibot, much like you mention. A member had the idea of teams needing to lift and attach a small robot to the beam. This small robot would have to detach and lodge itself, hanging off the beam. This would fulfill both the Ariel and Assist parts of the challenge.

It's AERIAL Assist. Seriously, people. It's not that hard to spell.

Also, after pages and pages of speculation, I still see no reason for the belief that FIRST would release such a large aspect of the game after kickoff. Why would they wait until teams have made their priority lists, designed their robots, and maybe even fabricated a good portion of them before adding something to the challenge? That'd just be cruel, and there's no precedent for it.

Why is this even worth so much time and thought? The truss works in the middle of the field because it's strong, will last through the season, and looks clean & nice. Accept it for what it is.