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Originally Posted by MattRain
Most people always use this "registration" cost argument.
Lets look at this in the most basic terms of getting a working robot together, and calendar, for a chance to WORLDS.
FRC registration includes: ($5,000)
1) General Registration
2) Multiple Kit of Parts (Enough to build a basic robot)
3) 1 regional (2 district events)
4) Game pieces
FTC Budget for Basic Robot and registration
1) Registration: $275
2) Qualifier: $100-200 dollars per event (2 or 3 qualifiers for most teams)
3) Regional: 175-300 dollars
4) Super Regional: $500 registration not including travel.
5) Basic Tetrix or Actobotics: $2000
6) Basic Game Pieces and Motors from Andymark: $400
7) Basic Electronics from Modern Robotics: $350
8) ZTE Phones (Our RoboRio...): $80
FTC Basic Budget: $4000-5000 ($4,505 if you had 1 registration, 3 qualifiers at 200, 1 regional at 300, 1 super regional, and robot supplies.)
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Enough to build a basic robot? Umm no.
It does not include all of the control system in fact this year all we got from the virtual kit and kop was a radio, and a pdb. We still had to pay close to $1,000 for the rest of the control system. Not to mention all of the metal, motors, and other parts needed to build an Frc robot.
Let's not forget all of our $10,000 is going straight to First. All that's going to First from you guys is $1,375.
You budgeted $2,000 for tetrix which for many is a one time expense. All the ftc teams I know take their bots apart and reuse the tetrix stuff.
Frc teams easily coast 5-10 times that on an ftc team which is why ftc exists. I'd waste time going through what we have to budget for but it's a lost cause.