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It Just Keeps Getting Better And Better
Posted by Bill Beatty.

Other on team #71, Team Hammond, from Team Hammond.

Posted on 6/11/2000 9:48 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: The Real Problem... posted by Meg Z. on 6/8/2000 7:43 PM MST:




In 1996 there were about 95 entries with something like 74 operating robots. Many of them had virtually no capability and another large segment had very limited capability. Scouting was simple because the field was narrowed very quickly to the handful of good competitive teams.

This year almost 400 entries with almost 300 at the Nationals, but even more impressive is the percentage of teams that had capability! There were very few 'box with four wheels' this year. Almost all machines had some ability, and a whole bunch were formidable. The field could not be narrowed easily.

The reasons for this are many, but is evident with the wide variances in the different ''Top Ten' lists. The bottom line is it will be more and more difficult to win this thing and luck will become a bigger factor no matter what the format.



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