[ChrisCook]

I have thought about using a human player to balance weights on a platform so the robot can gain some type of advantage (similar to the "balance the bridge" Comp in 2001). As far as game elements the only thing that they have every brought back is the large 2 ft balls, the soccer balls, and the playground balls. I really don't see the FIRST team bringing back the tetras or any other game element in future years. This is a list our team compiled of things that FIRST has used over the last few years

Balls ( Yellow 2x, playground, Soccer)
Floppies
Torus(s)
Boxes ( Stack Attack)

These were just a few, but the only ones i know of are the balls from 2001, 2002, 2004. They will probibly bring back balls next year; which is kinda a bummer. Becasue all some of the teams have to do is search Delphi for balls heading or grabbing and they find all the specs. ( Not to say this is bad, but there is no engineering challenge, 2005! Now that was fun!!!)

I think any challenge will be great as long as it just puts forth the message of Gracious Professionalism.