[mark johnson]

This is a good thing ,as it will level the playing field and close the gap between the have and have nots. Its cheaper to buy parts ,than a mill and a lathe to be able to make them . If every team in first started with this same frame some teams still would do better than others ,because of better manipulators, programmers, team stradigities ect.. . Another plus though would be teams would have more time to work on manipulators, programming, and areas they lack in rather than have a bot that can barely move ,let alone do any of the other things needed to compete.