Thread: What does the Chairman’s Award have to do with a robot contest?
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Re: What does the Chairman’s Award have to do with a robot contest?
I think you guys are interpreting the question wrong first off. I think that we all know that this isn't just about robots, that should be a given, no one even has to say it.

That having been said, Ed brings up a good point, that most of you missed. The robotics portion of FIRST is simply a means to an end. Unfortunately the means has little to do with the ends. Robots being the means and learning how to be team players being the ends.

What Ed is asking is why do we reward teams who do outstanding non-robotics things, with a robotics related reward? If you got straight A's in high school they give you a scholarship, they don't put you on the football team.