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Originally Posted by abrockhoff
Having three identical robots seems to take away from that, focusing more on a "let's just win some competitions" attitude, and getting away from what FIRST is really all about, teaching and getting kids excited about technical fields like engineering and computer sciences.
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I think you've completely missed the point of the collaboration here.
Karthik and others have stated many times that the reason the 3 teams are working together isn't because they want to make the best robots ever, and increase their chances of winning, but rather that there simply aren't enough resources to go around and sustain 3 independent teams. By collaborating on one robot design, all 3 teams are able to be inspired by FIRST, and spread the word to other teams. Without the collaboration, there would be far fewer kids reached.