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Originally Posted by teampronto
Not to diss any teams, but I don't really like seeing only mentors working on a robot. I've heard that's how it is a lot with the good teams, but it makes me sad  |
The sophistication of some of the robots I’ve seen in the past is simply amazing. It’s hard to believe that students have the skill sets needed to design, manufacture, assemble, test, and program a robot in just six weeks and be a national contender. I’m not saying it is impossible, sometimes a well thought out and simple design with great team work is all you need. The way I see it, the students should build the robot and the engineers (mentors) tweak it during the process. Unfortunately, FIRST is a competition and some teams lose sight of the value FIRST offers to teach the next generation of technicians!