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Originally Posted by Jim Zondag
I agree, but I personally believe that removing access restrictions to the robots will make the FRC better.......Much Better
<snip great graphs and comments>
Many people fear change.....but I thought FIRST wanted to change the world.
This is not the changing the world, this is changing one simple rule.......give us back our robots please!!!!
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I've been told many times that FRC isn't about the robots, the robots are there as a tool. But with the shift to make FRC more viewer friendly and to bring in more outside people, has that thinking also shifted?
I love the graphs, they really support the thesis that the more you play the better you get.
That is why I love the districts. For the "same money" you get a lot more play time in two different events along with a chance to do another design, build iteration.
As far as the second robot goes, I've always said the three "legs" are Mechanical Design/Build, Computer Code, Driver Skills. Because of the way the 6 weeks falls out, the last two really don't get a chance to be fully developed. The second robot really gives drive team a chance at lots more stick time to hone their skills before stepping across the white line.
I've also seen teams use the second robot as a PR tool. "Look what we built, now come see us in action at Event A and Event B". Which may help with the new FRC push to get new spectators.