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Originally Posted by Karthik
Here are the design collaborations that are public at the moment.
- 384, 540, 1086
- 254, 968
- 1503, 1680
- 1369, 1902
- 226, 515, 1447
- 70, 494
- 1112, 1815
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From that list, I count no rookie teams. I think Beth's observation is valid.
Over and over again, the answer to why collaborate and build one design among several teams is that the teams believe that collaboration will allow them to build a more competitive robot than they could alone.
Yes, there are lots of opportunities to learn by working closely with other teams, but I'm not convinced that most of these experiences require duplicate robots.
Another interesting trend: As some teams/mentors make public their design solutions, many teams are picking up and building major components of their robots by duplicating these designs - in some cases exactly. This results in robots with duplicate parts - even if the teams did not collaborate. A prime example is the "west coast drive" and "west coast arm".
I humbly remind teams to give credit where it is due - especially in terms of design solutions that have been implemented this year. (BTW, both "west coast" drive & arm designs first appeared on robots from the Bionic Bulldogs - Team 60 from Kingman, AZ when the team was coached by Glenn Thuroughman.)
Just my thoughts at the end of a very difficult week. Congratulations to everyone for making it through another Build Season. See you at LA, SD, Sacramento and hopefully Atlanta!
-Mr. Van
Coach, 599
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