[Gdeaver]

I think the one real positive about VEX is the lack of fabrication. The fabrication aspect of the FRC is what really eats in to the resources of a team. With vex the fabrication is not required and teams can spend their resources on the programming and game strategies. It's not to hard to get a teacher to sponsor an after school activity. To get mentors and teachers back at night is difficult. Also, many schools have just about dropped any vocational education and do not have much in the way of tools and equipment to fabricate a robot. I feel VEX fills a void better than a mini FRC.