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Originally Posted by Foster
VEX is very cost effective, for the same $5000 fee I can start 3 VEX teams and take them to two events.
For the cost of the robot ($5000) I can start 3 more VEX teams and take them to two events
For the cost of a second regional, I can send the 6 VEX teams to my local state championship ($500 per team) and send one of them to Worlds ($850)
I can have 30 roboteers for the first year for the same money.
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Or an FRC Team can take that same money and inspire at least that many students, but allow students to work in areas they are interested in with mentors from that career field, such as Video, Web Design, CAD, CAM, Machining, Welding, Journalism, Rapid Prototyping, Public Speaking, etc.
Please refrain from my program is better than yours type posts; as I have said several times each have pluses and minuses, it is up to each organization to make the decision of which is better for their goals.