11-04-2015, 13:18
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
no team (6th Gear)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,935
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Re: Preparing for the Town Hall Meeting on the New Championships Format
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Originally Posted by MrRoboSteve
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Originally Posted by GBlake
I'll bet a cold Mountain Dew that China jumps into FRC with both feet very soon
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China is very suspicious of NGOs. It's probably more likely that China will create a new China Robotics Competition, patterned on FIRST but located domestically.
If you will switch to cold Dr. Pepper, I will take you up on the bet ;>)
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My hunch is based on strong Chinese student/team participation in the VEX Robotics Competition, and on the presence of those new Chinese FRC teams putting their toes into the water.
Dr Pepper if you win? - Agreed
Blake
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