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Originally Posted by Pavan
That is exactly what I am saying.
ALTHOUGH some teams could rebuild a bot from previous years they would rather just improve on the stuff they didn't like while they were bringing their new creation to life. Although this idea is not in the first spirit it is not breaking rules either. It is not said that I can not use a similar robot design in this competition.[/size]
Pavan.
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SO?
Again; Pavan, I'm going to have to interject once more. In the REAL-WORLD when you're involved with a project (similar to FIRST) you'll QUICKLY come to the realization of design iteration and how much easier (to a degree) to improve a design rather than start from scratch. 254, 60, and 968 are some of the teams that I can put my finger on who've used that chassis desgin for the past 2 seasons (all while being legal). Is this wrong? Absolutley not, it's merely a smart way to manage you're resources; resources I.E.- money, time, and labor.
Why spend 200+ hours desiging a new frame, one thats untested and unproven. When all that needs to be done is to double-click a few times on the computer and bam-bam a print comes out. It's such a smart way to run effiecently, I'm suprised more teams don't lean on this idea more often (I understand it may start to get "boring" after a while, but hey, boredom=cheap).
This is no way anti-GP or against FIRST's code of ethics, it's merely a smart business strategy that happens everyday in the world. Please I don't really see your point in the arguement (if you're even trying to insinuate an arguement, it's got no credibility), are you trying to make us all believe that it's not FAIR to reuse ideas or designs? Or are you just trying to create attention, whatever the case may be, I'm done arguing about it. I don't know 'bout the rest of us, but this is pretty well beaten down...move on allready.
~Greg