Thread: What was there before AndyMark?
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Re: What was there before AndyMark?
The primary reason that teams have difficulty "doing" FRC is that they design beyond their abilities. And they should.

When teams (and individuals) push the envelope, they are bound to fail, but hopefully they learn. It would be a great shame if many teams that are "struggling" stopped doing so and simply became "support" teams for those who can really "play the game".

FRC is a game of mentors. The best teams are guided by mentors who know how to balance on the knife edge of pushing the envelope and achieving success.

As for the "days before AM", I remember the challenges of just getting a drive system working in the days of Small Parts, extruded aluminum and a single 4' x 8' sheet of 1/2" plywood.

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