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Re: [FIRST EMAIL] Stop Build Day Survey

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Originally Posted by Karthik View Post
Fun fact, the FTC rule was written way back in the day when it was still FVC (FIRST VEX Challenge). That same rule was used in the new VRC for a few years, however we adopted the subsystem breakdown in response to teams trying to find ways around the rule and switch between robots during a tournament. As always, a simple rule became more complicated and bulletproof in an effort to stop some edge cases.
Really interesting. I can't say I'm surprised given the history of the programs, but it's nice to hear some of the actual history.

All those darn edge cases, man...
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