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Re: New FTC Platform

Actually, the new kit may give new teams an advantage. I'm expecting that it will be shipped like an FRC kit of parts, because they keep talking about it being a "complete" kit without add-ons. (Of course...FIRST isn't going to start running its own shop for parts, like IFI.)

So teams like mine (2nd year of FTC, and we're going to Atlanta on the equivalent of 2 starter kits) just pay $1k, and get a mostly complete kit. Meanwhile, all the motors, gears, and other misc. hardware bought by the veteran teams go to waste, while the utility of all their metal is seriously reduced. Well, it's a compromise - FIRST hasn't exactly been very gracious or professional about their new platform.

I just hope that they can put together a complete kit for that much.
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