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Originally Posted by Mr.G
I think that the more time the teams have to work on there robot the better they are going to be, so teams that go to only one regional are really disadvantaged. One regional teams only have one week to improve there robot where teams that went to say 4 regionals have 4 weeks; big difference. If a one regional team could watch and learn from the other regionals that they can afford to go to and they can make changes, it will make the teams more equal. I believe teams should have as much time as possible to work on there robots; in the end they are learning.
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I believe it was 2006 that I inquired on Q&A about the topic of those who go to multiple events getting the chance to fiddle with their robots more; the rationale FIRST gave back was that while teams got more time with their robots, they also had far more opportunities to have their robots beat upon on the field. It makes sense--even in a total lovefest like 2001, putting your robot on the field puts your robot at risk of breaking stuff. Teams that compete more will either have to spend more time fixing their robots or spend more weight building more durable parts.