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Unread 12-04-2002, 10:19
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if good teams cheated...

Right now, the teams with illegal materials tend to be the weaker teams, those that are not real strong robot builders anyway or teams that could have made the same mechanism with legal kit materials with time and knowledge.

This is my nightmare scenario: Teams that could really take advantage of not following the rules do so to gain the winning edge they need.

Seriously, if the rules are not enforced for the weaker teams, can I blame a team that just needs this or that illegal part to make their robot THE KILLER ROBOT?

I know a lot of veteran team leaders that are worried about that very thing.

Let's remember this point for the team forums FIRST holds this summer.

Joe J.