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Originally Posted by Team2339
A 5 year, 10 Year, etc, plan is a great concept, but with FIRST, it would be by nature a basis for change. Technology is evolving faster than each competition cycle with new innovations making the current robot systems almost obsolete before they hit the floor.
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Yeah, that's true, and for tech issues I'm sure people would give FIRST lenience in this manner. But stuff like the control system change, FiM implementation, etc. aren't really things that should be changing so rapidly that it's worthless to tell anyone outside of FIRST in advance.
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I believe the answer should be to expect change, expect adaptation to new technologies, expect to think ahead and approach each season lightly without major specific tech investments.
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Was I not supposed to make a major investment in Vex parts for FVC? There's no way I could have gotten around that. Yet FIRST discontinues its use not a year after I spent thousands on them.