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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
If I were FIRST I would take a step in a different direction. My homework assignment would to become involved in a different robotics/engineering competition in the off-season. This could be FLL, Jr. FLL, FVC, Botball, NURC, MATE, BEST, Battlebots, DARPA Grand Challenge, Odyssey of the Mind, or literally hundreds of others. Then tell every one of your teammates in that competition about the FIRST Robotics Competition and get them to attend kick-off or a competition.
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I've been involved in FLL, BEST, IGVC, IEEE Robotics Compeitions and DARPA Grand Challenge. I believe people in these competitions do understand the impact of robotics on the community. Attracting them to FRC would become a very valuable asset for FIRST. Maybe teams should focus their media homework on spreading the message to people in other Robotics Competitions. Request every robotics club, organization or group to put a link to FIRST on their website.