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Originally Posted by Jefferson
You made quite a leap there. I don't see anything in this thread so far that even hints at what you're suggesting. Robot performance and STEM inspiration are not mutually exclusive. In fact, I'd argue they go hand in hand.
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The OP is, essentially, saying that MI teams aren't competitive enough at Worlds. They aren't "the best". (That's what I'm getting from the OP, rather shortened of course.) I could also point to MULTIPLE discussions back when districts were first introduced that had a similar sort of bent. Trust me, some folks (not necessarily in this thread) seem to think this is a robotics competition for the competition's sake, and are thus apparently missing the bigger picture of "this is for INSPIRATION".
I can't say for sure that robot performance and STEM inspiration are tied together, either. They're related, but not the same. And it's going to be really hard to determine exactly what the relationship is.
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