[waialua359]

Several thoughts.
1. 3 day robots inspire both new and veteran teams to get ideas. At the very least, a starting point in which to create their own robot and features.
2. Its a good thing. How many teams actually spend an adequate amount of time during the last week to test, make revisions, practice, program, and make the bot pretty? There's a good amount of teams that still cram during the last week to finish. If anything, the 3 day robots help lessen the no. of teams stuck in that position.
3. I think the most important reason for doing this is more than just providing ideas to teams. It highlights companies, the leaders in FIRST, and great designers of past to showcase their skills and create a relationship with their audience.
People always talk about mentoring and doing outreach. What better way to do this than the 3 day robot idea?