Quote:
Originally Posted by Protronie
First students train just as hard if not harder than most football players, racers, or any other athlete your likely to find.
Their training is just more mental than physical.
Look at the intent, focused look of the drivers and operators at the matches.
Reminds me of a wrestler sizing up his opponent. Or a high stakes poker player going all in on a river card.
I don't know a sport that requires as much dedication from the athlete as a First student during build season. What other sport only gives you six weeks to get ready to compete? The lack of sleep alone ,add to it the physical building of the robot is as much pressure as any swimmer or golfer, but then you consider them sports.
Like in football, wrestling, lacrosse, and football...
There is blood,sweat, and tears in robots too.
THAT makes it a sport.
IMO yes, FIRST is indeed a sport... and I'll put the endurance of a FIRST robot driver against any basketball or baseball player you care to hand a joystick to.
-p  |
I disagree.
I train kickboxing, wrestling, grappling, etc... (known as MMA).
I've worked hard at robotics, hell, I'd even say In many cases I'm the hardest worker on my team. The "blood, sweat, and tears" in robotics is nothing near a real sport, with real physical exhaustion.
like I said before, it's a support, but still an awesome competition.