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Originally Posted by EricLeifermann
Except for the fact it is both easier and cheaper to completely rebuild a FTC robot compared to an FRC robot.
Arguments about teams having a lack of self control and knowing when to take breaks or not do something to their robot are BS. Its not up to FIRST to control how and when your team meets or how much work your team puts in. If you don't have the will to stop when your burnt out then that's your problem.
B&T only costs teams money, time, and heartache. It does not level the playing field. It does not save people/teams from them selves. It does not inspire. It does not do anything of benefit.
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The poster even noted how they were implementing a similar rule in FTC. Note how they didn't have to change the rules of FTC worldwide to impose that restriction on themselves! They just decided to use self control and to limit themselves by their own choice.
Getting rid of B&T doesn't stop anyone who wants to stop working from doing so. They are still free to put their tools down on ship day. Sure, nobody else who is competitive (and able to keep working) will stop working on ship day, but they
already weren't stopping anyway. I bet for most of the top teams in FRC, their meeting schedule doesn't even change after bag day.