Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Billfred
That's the thing--some folks have enough fun (ahem) trying to program the robots as they are. Adding in more powerful/complex processors only makes it harder for us (and rookies, don't forget the rookies) to learn.
Now, if by that you meant being able to use any processor, then there's another issue--as it stands, FIRST teams use pretty common things (mainly since they're in the kit of parts). If 1000 different teams use 1000 different processors, then it's going to be very hard for a programmer to walk to the rookie team next door and offer help, since their setup may be completely foreign to him/her/it.
|
Even though it would be hard for teams to help each other, it would be an interesting idea to let teams use whatever processors they want. But this would only be useful if there was no $300 sensor limit. Since there is, I agree with you that the same processor is a good idea.