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Originally Posted by IndySam
Wow don't say that to the kids on our two Vex teams who have worked very hard on their robots. It means just as much to them as the students on our FRC team.
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I didn't mean to cause offence.
I agree Vex is just as important as FRC.
I mean't more from a safety / ease of assembly point of view.
For an example we stripped a plastic gear which didn't cause a safety hazard and was cheap to replace. But if this was on an FRC there could have been consequences also the cost would have been higher.
Also with the Vex since you use all standard parts if something you try out doesn't work you don't loose much in terms of cost because you can just reuse the part. But in FRC you custom make a part it doesn't work you are stuck with a waste of materials.
Vex having a longer timeline also means that students can try out more ideas to see if they work. On FRC because of the build time if an idea is not likely to work then the mentors have to step in and suggest the time might be better spent on a different approach. But with Vex you can let them build it and prove / disprove their ideas.
I agree a well designed Vex robot is just as important as a well designed FRC one. But for people who haven't built robots before I think Vex is a great starting ground that will give them confidence to work on a FRC robot.
I also think that a Vex World championship title is a worthwhile goal to aim for in its own right.
When our new school year starts in late January there will be a big push on Vex to get ready for our March regional.
So in case I have offended anyone again I'll just say " Both Vex and FRC are great concepts in their own right but they also compliment each other".