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Re: Corporations Build Robots
Ok, I've had it.
FIRST is not about the robots. Lets get that out of the way. The point of FIRST is not to go out every spring and kick the crap out of a few aluminum and plywood based contraptions! The point of FIRST is to benefit from mentor interaction and learn in an environment that reflects the real engineering world.
Some teams may have mentors who help design. Some teams may have mentors that help build. Some teams may have mentors that do everything. The reasons: WE DON'T KNOW. So quit making the automatic assumptions that these mentors, WHO ARE HERE FOR YOUR BENEFIT, are telling kids to go sit in a corner. If there are teams out there like this, well then all you need to do is ask yourself 1 question: Why does it matter to you.
There are many ways to learn. Through trial and error by working through problems by yourself-- Through hands on work with supervision and advising from mentors-- And believe it or not, you can learn from watching as well.
So let me recap:
1.) FIRST is not about the robot
2.) FIRST is about learning
3.) There are multiple ways to learn
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Team 171 :: Cheese Curd Herd :: College Mentor, 2008-Present
Team 269 :: CooneyTech Robotics :: Student, 2005-2007
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