I am not saying turn FIRST into battlebots. I think teams need to take defense into concideration when building a robot. They need to be well protected, the electronics well protected, and have no loose hoses/wires of any type. Also, alot of top heavy robots this year with these monsterous arms. I was amazed to see how high some of the teams actualy got. The rules state "No pushing high", but if you push low they tip. I feel bad when other robots get tipped over or destroyed because i know how hard teams work to build, but sports are not about offense. How many football teams do you see walk on the field and not play defense(besides the detroit lions
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Teams need to play defense and push other robots around. Intentional destruction should not be accepted. Alot of the parents and on-lookers do not want to see a bunch of robots scoring, they want to see some contact. It makes the game fun.