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Originally Posted by tanmaker
Of course it's not as fascinating! But FIRST isn't about who has the most fascinating robot. The goal is to get kids interesting in STEM careers. And if a box bot does that, then mission accomplished.
I'm seeing a lot of people here that think the competition was created with just the robot in mind. If that's your mindset, you need to do some research into what FIRST is about. It has never been only about the robot, it's about getting students interested in science and engineering and pursue those careers.
I can see how there are some issues with the venue. That's disappointing, but obviously nothing can be done.
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I don't know about you, but I find it much more effective to fulfill FiRST's goals with a good robot. Especially the recognition part. Imagine if every FRC team was a box bot. Would FIRST still even exist? Or would everybody just lose interest over a bunch of robots ramming into reach other and never scoring points?
And, yes, something can be done. FIRST can take better care to make sure things are ready for week 1, and not make the same mistakes they made this year again.