I just picked up my copy of Robot Magazine. I haven't really gotten to read much of it, just the article on FIRST.
I have to say, it is probably the most informative and accurate article I have read on FIRST. It didn't make any mentions of this year's game as "basketball for robots," as people seem to love to do. It also didn't have anything comparing it to BattleBots. I liked the quotes/links they had at the end of the article. It clearly described this year's game, and it was really conveyed as the action-packed game that it is.
I thoroughly enjoyed the article on FIRST, and I'm going to read the rest of the articles in there.
One thing I didn't understand, though-They mentioned 111 winning Chairman's, as well as 195 winning the Innovation in Control award, but there was no mention of any other awards won by other teams.
I just thought that was a bit odd.