[DukesAZ]

Lets not kid ourselves: students, mentors, teachers, sponsors, etc. join and get involved in FIRST because they view it as a robotics competition where robots battle it out in an intense two-minute game. Thats why I originally joined FIRST and I think the rest of my team will say the same thing. I don't think too many students join FIRST with the hopes of winning Chairmans.

However, from my own experience and from the experience of many on my team, those who join FIRST soon realize that there is much more to the competition than just building robots. There are so many different aspects to the game and competition where a team can compete in.

Regardless of whether it is simply about building robots, FIRST is still a competition, pure and simple.