[AndyB]

Its not really a big deal... not like they are trying to piss people off by copying. The only attempt at copying ive ever seen was Kevin Kolodziej's attempt at WildBeast for former team 1064... if anything, its a compliment in that case.

I think that if you pick a unique enough name, you are sure to find that there aren't many cases in which you will be copied. I haven't seen more than one Thunderchicken or Exploding Bacon team in the past 10 years... nor are their multiple Children of the Corn, CooneyQuests, or Where's Waldos.

As far as robot names go, I would be willing to bet that most names published in the regional booklets are that of previous robots. Most teams I know pick a name near the end of the season rather than the beginning of it. Names are not a big deal for robot's anyways. I can't think of the name of one robot that wasn't on one of my teams... and I scout. Its the team that matters.