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Originally Posted by jbbjjbt
I did get some useful information, especially about worlds. I also got some good entertainment. I've wanted to see the VEX channel with weights for a long time.
I think this is a good discussion that needs to take place. I hope it continues throughout the year.
I am personally on the fence. I love all the people in FTC but certain things drive me crazy. I spent way way too many hours trying to hook up Bluetooth. As a team we spent way too may hours building a robot and developing code just to be beaten by the Field Management System. Somehow busting gears and twisting axles was just more fun.
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I am also getting useful information and interesting discussion about both programs. Regardless of politics, Pitsco and IFI will continue to compete and improve their VEX & TETRIX product line. This is much better than LEGO which has no competitors (FLL should be screaming for more corporate competition) !
I'll throw in my experiences with VEX. The people in VEX are amazing and the competition experience has undergone growing pains. The VEX Robotevents site has been somewhat difficult to register a team. However, in the last few months they have improved drastically ! The VEX clutches do eventually round out and plastic gears sometimes lose teeth (high strength gears should fix this problem).