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Originally Posted by Don Wright
You're right...FIRST isn't [about winning], but the FIRST Robotics Competition is [about winning]. Otherwise it would be called the FIRST Robotics Get Together With Other Teams and Show Off Our Cool Stuff Event.
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FIRST, The FIRST Robotics Competition, or any other FIRST program is not about winning. I'm sure I could spend my next two weeks finding hundreds of quotes from Dean, Woodie, and Paul stating this.
When we go to a regional or nationals, my team and I compete as hard as we can not to get mass produced medals, not to get congratulated on ChiefDelphi, not to boost our own egos, but to get as much out of the experience as we can.
With all the variables in team size, funds, mentor involvement, and straight out luck - its not as if the team that works the hardest will always win the competition. The fact that some teams cannot win the competition because they are at such a disadvantage through no fault of their own, yet they still come to compete against the more advantaged teams (and still get just as great if not better experience) is a testament to how well the FIRST Robotics Competition accomplishes what its about - Inspiring students in science and technology.