Thread: The Spirit of FIRST
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Re: The Spirit of FIRST
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Originally Posted by steelerborn View Post
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
Dean, Woodie, Dave, FIRST HQ are all aware and, to my knowledge, no one is upset in the least. Even if you had a rule in place, it's virtually unenforceable anyway. For those that have the resources to do so, fabulous. It raises the bar for all of us. My team does not build two, nor do we have the resources or schedule to do so, but I certainly admire those who do and look forward to competing against them.
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