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Re: Consider the following...
Posted by Tony K.

Student on team #292, PantherTech, from Western High School and DaimlerChrysler.

Posted on 1/18/2000 8:03 AM MST


In Reply to: Consider the following... posted by Joe Johnson on 1/17/2000 7:02 PM MST:



Heck yeah! (best 'Fargo' voice)

I sure wouldn't like to see my robot in this situation.

Remember, this rule doesn't *really* prevent anything... you know there are going to be a few teams fabricating parts off site anyway. Call me a pessimist, but that's my gut feeling.

What do you think?

: I am ready to live with the rule concerning no manufacture of replacement parts after the machine is in the box.

: But... ...ARE WE AS A FIRST COMMUNITY READY?

: Considering the following:

: A very strong team, let's say a team called B's Mfg. Co./Team Indiana, wins its first regional, a tough regional, let's say the Windy City Regional.

: Then suppose that they then go on to its second regional, another tough regional, let's say the Motor City Regional.

: Suppose that B's Mfg. Co./Team Indiana wins that regional as well!

: But, unfortunately, in the process of winning the last match of the Motor City Regional, this great team breaks a part that requires significant machine time, plus welding, plus perhaps heat treating in order to perform its function (note to myself, re-read the rules to see if heat treating is legal this year!).

: So... unless B's Mfg. Co./Team Indiana has actually already made a spare part, this part will not be able to be made down in FL on the site of the competition as is required by the rules FIRST has recently propagated.

: So... Suppose that B's Mfg. Co./Team Indiana has not actually made that part.

: Are we ready to have a two time regional winner sit by the sidelines with a severely disabled machine because they were not allowed to remake this part?

: I would rather have them fix their machine and be 100% at the Nationals.

: What do you think?

: Joe J.

: P.S. While many of you will no doubt think that winning multiple regionals is not very likely, it has happened on occasion ;-)



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