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Re: [FTC]: Team Unlimited's Visit at FIRST HQ
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Originally Posted by lilstogi11
I hope so, b/c apparently we're buying (what my mentor told me today) 13 new kits for the FTC competition. But what do we do with the 16+ VEX kits we've accumulated over the years?  |
Stogi,
Scrounge up a few extra dollars and spend a little time to put together some quick and dirty (low-cost and low pressure = focus on the fun) robots for the VRC. Heck, maybe even hold a just-for-fun local tournament at the home of whomever has the biggest basement or garage.
Seriously, formal VRC is pretty inexpensive and local Vex tournaments can dirt cheap; plus you have the parts you need. Complement your formal plans to compete in FTC with a more relaxed side activity of quickly building some squarebots on steroids with a simple appendage or two, and just have a good time on a couple of low-pressure weekends.
I'll bet you a very nice dinner that if you step away from FTC (or VRC) to do a weekend of VRC (or FTC), that when you turn your focus back onto your FTC (or VRC) challenges you will have a fresh outlook and will have 2 or 3 new ideas pop into your head(s).
In much the same way that diversity is good in ecologies, it is good for sharpening problem-solving skills too.
Blake
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