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Originally Posted by Ben Mitchell
So if FIRST team's are not required to have or gain understanding of engineering, machinery, or design, why are they entered in a competition to build robots?
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Originally Posted by Adam Y.
I'd hate to tell you this but rookies generally have no knowledge of engineering, machinery, or design. It took me almost three years to have a fairly decent knowledge of those three areas.
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Exactly what he said, he LEARNED it in 3 years. Nobody expects them to already know, but if they do learn a lot in their rookie season, that’s a good enough reason for me (and a lot of other people) to enter this competition.