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Originally Posted by JosephM
When it comes down to it, it's the idea of 6 weeks vs. more time. Sure, you can do more with more time, but half the challange is the time limit. 6 weeks is believed to be the bare minimum that you can build a robot. Frankly, sure you can have a P4 (yuck) or PPC (  ) in a robot controller, but what we have now is the bare minimum. Many times in the real world you will not the option nor resources to use the best. Innovation FIRST had to re-build the scoring and controll system for the regionals at VCU using a few outdated computers! That's part of engineering challange. Trying to make something out of nothing that should work together. |
Well, it was just an example. I'm not saying the bot should be powered by a P4 but just a faster processor and much more memory so that it's capable of the more advanced stuff. Yes, I agree, the 6 week period will hold people back. Unless of course, FIRST provides some default code for say, detecting the big yellow ball or something. Besides, when the software gets more advanced, teams will see a greater need for professional mentors in the fields of software engineering and computer science and they'll get to experience the work involved in these disciplines.