*To start this off I believe I took my time to step back and form a very honest and true opinion of the format that FIRST follows and the general problems they seem to have. This post does not represent the views of team 151 but of a concerned participant in a competition with issues to resolve*
Just one thing that some of the previous posts seemed to think and have a misconstrued opinion on. The Battlebots enviroment is about beating apart the other robot. But that is only for the two or three m,inutes in the match. Imediately after the match yoru back in the pit fixing any major damage on your bot and checking up with your competitor and helping him. There is more cross team work done in battlebots than there is in FIRST (I know this for a fact) In the pits at an event you see more people helping each other and less divisions by team. There are two major times in Combat Robotics that the builders are divided. In the battlebox and on the winners podium. (there are three if you want to include forums
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One other thing as far as respect goes you learn to respect each others ability in Combat Robotics. Repect is something people earn. You can earn it in both FIRST and Combat Robotics. Watching a better built /desinged bot kick your bots butt is one time that you learn to respect the other builder.