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Re: Why I think having no defense was a great idea

I feel the lack of defense was the catalyst for some of the most creative designs FIRST has ever seen.

One of the things that defense does teach students about design, is being able to build resilient designs that can complete the challenge. This year saw some designs that could break fairly easily, including the first match of Einstein finals. Part of learning engineering is building designs that don't break easily and don't need to be fixed often.
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