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Originally Posted by ScoutingNerd175
Not only are there Israeli teams, Canadian teams, British teams, and Brazilian teams involved in FRC, there are also the 20+ countries represented in FLL. We have Canadian World Champions this year and have had Canadian and Brazilian Regional Chairman's Award Winners.
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Guess where the three winning teams came from? (yes, they all did attend other regionals)
The largest Regional in FIRST, held in Canada.
Guess who lead the winning alliance?
A Canadian team from Quebec.
And we had a team, 1114, who made a very strong push for the Chairman's Award this year.
FIRST is an
International competition. Yes, it is still dominated by American teams. But the large number of Canadian, Israeli, and Brazilian teams who proved that they know a few things about robotics
. Yes, there are still many more American teams. But if FIRST truly wants more growth it should look international. I hope to see more of a focus on this in the future. The future of science and technology does not only rely on the United States, it relies on the international community working together to solve the worlds problems.
Getting back to the point of the thread, No I wasn't really offended sitting up in the stands watching the presentation. I thought to myself that it is his job to speak more to the American people, than to myself as a Canadian. Didn't offend me, just hope that in the future we could see more of a focus on growing FIRST as an international organization
My $0.02 Canadian,
Jonathan Norris