[Al Skierkiewicz]

Don't be fooled by the media hype that the audience wants to see destruction. A destroyed robot doesn't come back and play again.
Think about this, the biggest spectator sport in this country (Nascar) draws it's crowds because people want to see their champion come out each week and do well. That is week after week, year after year. People ask me constantly how FIRST stands up to "Battlebots" and my response is this..."each week most of those (Battlebot) robots are damaged and never return to play giving them an expected lifespan of just one competition. In FIRST, the robots return again and again, normally playing out fifty or more matches in a single season. They can play on a basketball court or wharehouse anywhere in the country but not Battlebots."
Anyone who has watched Battlebots, do you remember any of the robots that died from say two weeks ago?
Let's get that message out to the interviewers and newspapers.
Good Luck All