[gail]

FTC is different because the robots are smaller and mentors are not required. Our goal is to have FRC become a sustainable program that we can put in every high school in the country. We can't do that with the current cost structure. Regional are very expensive.

Now, if we can develop an event that will give teams the ability to compete locally AND are cost effective to run AND maintain the quality of a real regional, then we're on to something becuase we know the impact FIRST has on students. This is what we are trying to do in Michigan.