Wow. I had not heard of collaboration before, and now seeing the concept, I am thouroughly impressed. This is not another Canadian scam to monopolize America (
), but really an amazing idea. I would love, and also hate working with another team, but I'm very happy that it's worked out for NiagraFIRST. Those are really some awesome machines.
I'm impressed mostly because collaboration is the real world. Recently, during Engineer's Week, we were given the opportunity to tour the GE locomotive plant in nearby Erie. What impressed me most was the setup of the building we were in.
All virtual conference rooms. Like 6 of them. It's truly amazing to see engineering teams from all over collaborate to create far better projects. And what is FIRST supposed to be but a bunch of engineering teams?
Maybe I'm cocky, but I am not
too afraid to build a machine, given time, to compete with three other teams collaborating. Building a winning robot in FIRST is as much luck as knowhow.
I'm just interested to see the showdown between drive teams, programmers, and pit crews... Good luck this year!
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