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Originally Posted by Ian Curtis
I agree with you, but I think you get a lot more traction selling FRC as "Awesome robots playing sports!" than "Awesome robots at a renaissance faire!"
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This is what it boils down to, for me. If the idea is increasing levels of respect for STEM, then making it more stereotypically nerdy isn't the way to go. The way to get people on board is to meet them in the middle with something they know (i.e. sports), rather than saying "we're nerds, come to where we are."