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Originally Posted by EricH
Eliminating Stop Build isn't the only course of action. But continuing to insist that it is means that you've got blinders on.
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The course of action we are talking about is a way to make claiming "robots built in 6 weeks" be the truth. "Stop Build Day" is a separate issue at this point. Unless we can actually stop all robot building and not allow changes on the robot at around Noon eastern time 42 days after kickoff. I don't see how we can do that. There are other possible options, we could magically have everyone compete right at the end of build season, it would require 100s of simultaneous events world wide. I don't think its in any way realistic but at that point I could see "6 week" being the truth.
A bigger point, it shouldn't matter. Very few teams meet every single of day of build season anyway. "6 weeks" is a talking point that has become a sales pitch and a false belief for new teams, mentors, and members. We don't need to hold this "6 week" thing so near and dear. It's not special. Building a ~150lbs robot in around 4 months (113 Days last year) with a group of high school students and mentors is still very impressive.