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Re: VEX beats others in bid to develop a robotics competition for the TSA
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Originally Posted by Jon Jack
I would disagree. I would have to say the Vex is on of FIRST's most compelling screw ups. FIRST shot themselves in the foot big time when they moved to the Tetrix platform. ...
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JJ,
Sounds like what you are telling me is that the Tetrix product line that FTC uses is still having growing pains; but that the VEX products that IFI, Radio Shack and FIRST collaborated to create and initially popularize, are doing well.
Hence, to the extent that FIRST played a large role in getting Vex off the ground, the Vex product line is a success story for FIRST (and everyone else involved).
Whether FIRST's decision to stop using Vex in the FTC was wise (given what is known publicly) - Well, that horse has already been thoroughly beaten.
Blake
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Last edited by gblake : 21-11-2009 at 17:22.
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