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Originally Posted by Laaba 80
They want to see something different from the usual robots. Also, remember they have to try and make this fair for all teams, and restrictions are the way to do that.
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Does a start-up company looking to design the next mobile media player have the same knowledge/experience/advantages as, say, Apple? No. Apple has worked for many years designing new things and working to perfect their methods.
It's similar in FIRST. As a senior programmer on my team, I have worked for the past 4 years to learn the best way to code certain functions on the robot. I have learned how to work with sensors, etc. The same goes for the members of our build team. They have worked over many years to try and build "the perfect drive train."
Now, they want to punish people like us who have worked through mistakes to make their robot better? Teams are good because they have experienced downfalls and failures; it's a part of the game. Nobody expects you to pick up the KOP as a rookie and build 1114 or 254-quality robots. Those teams have worked very hard to build their programs. Isn't the idea behind FIRST to inspire students to pursue careers in science and technology? To give them real-world experiences in those fields? A company is most certainly not going to start restricting their older employees just to let you, "the new guy," have an advantage.
Basically, it can all be summed up in the worn adage:
Life isn't fair.