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Originally Posted by steelerborn
I know that we only have 6 weeks to build the best robot we possibly can. However what stops a team from building two bots, ship one, and then get an extra few weeks to practice driving with the other. I know that a few teams do this, and those teams are also very good.
This is totally against the spirit of FIRST, and gives an unfair advantage to those teams, and should not be allowed. It all comes down to if you think Dean would be upset, or not, with what those teams are doing.
I would like to know other views on this subject.
Thanks
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Cite a quote or a rule and I'll stop. Otherwise do not hinder the progress of those around you. Worry about yourself and improving yourself.
You can do two things from here:
1) Bicker and complain about "unfair" advantages. Whatever that even means (it means nothing to me).
2) Get your butt out there and allow the same success for your team.
"There are two ways to compete in this world, you can drag your competitors down, or you can rise above them. Which is better for the world in the long run?" ~John Abele- Chairman of FIRST, Founder Chairman of Boston Scientific
I encourage you to read
this post by Adam Heard.
You're basically saying for teams to stop being smart and actually make a practice robot if they have the ability to do so. That logic is very flawed. I don't know how many times I've said this by now "Every year someone makes this competition about whining rather than winning."
PS- Dean would be proud to see all the successful teams who can pull of multiple robots. He's an engineer. He knows how things work in this world.