[BillP]

Man, it's interesting how these threads can digress! To bring us back to the original point, a possible approach to those kids who only want to build warrior robots is to tell them that, though that is not part of what we do at FIRST, you will learn everything you need to know if you want to participate in that type of competition in the future. This won't work for all kids, but may get the attention of those who have the ability to project actions taken now, to future possibilities. From my perspective, these are the same kids that will be the drivers of future technology ... and isn't that what we're all about?