[omutton]

I think that winning the National Chairman's would be amazing. The whole idea of the Chairman's Award is what FIRST is all about. It shows that the winning team has done more than just build a robot. It shows that they have inspired others to build robots or enter into engineering. The team that wins national Chairman's is spreading the word of FIRST and getting other people to get involved. However, building a successful robot is also very important. If your team can build a winning robot, great! But if your team can become a part of your community and can inspire others and do more than build a robot, kudos to you! I also think that having a good robot is part of the Chairman's Award. I haven't seen a team win a Chairman's Award that has a failure of a robot. Some of the teams that win the Regional Chairman's win the Regional too (or are close to it).