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Unread 22-02-2015, 11:08
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Re: [FTC]: What do you wish FTC would...

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Originally Posted by cadandcookies View Post
I'd also like to see some sort of encouragement for teams to use things that aren't Tetrix or Matrix. I get that those kits are nice for teams with few resources, but learning how to fabricate a robot using other techniques is very valuable in my opinion. That's another thing I like about how MN does judging-- we have a specific award for creating a 3D printed part, which I think encourages teams to "think outside the kit."
I would like to see the same thing. My two teams are the only two teams in AZ that completely "custom" build our robots. You will see some mounts and such from the tetrix items, but other than that, it pretty much fully custom, with the tools that we have available to us. Its actually cheaper for us to do that.
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