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Re: Best Part of FIRST Robotics
I think one of the best parts of FIRST, is that you spend 6 weeks or so, building a robot, clueless as to the ideas that have run through other teams' minds (except for the CD posts), and then, you go to a competition and see what everyone else did. It really helps to apply engineering problem solving skills. I also like meeting other teams, and I actually enjoy scouting as well. Scouting enables me to observe other teams and their robots. I really like that, and I also like working with our alliance partners (if we're drafted) to come up with a unique strategy that will work for our group. All of it goes back to the amazing program that FIRST has become.
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— N. W. Dougherty
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