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Originally Posted by Paul Copioli
Now, on to the collaboration ...
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To me, this is the coolest thing that you guys (and other teams for that matter) do. I remember back in 2004 when 254 and 60 collaborated on a robot design. It was one of the most heated discussions I've ever seen on CD.
FIRST ruled that it was legal, and 254 won the Championship Chairman's Award that year (the collaboration was mentioned in their description for winning, so while it may not have been the only reason (it probably wasn't), it certainly was a factor). Oh yah, and the robot had some pretty good success, too.
Here we are, 7 years later, and the collaborations are stronger than ever. There are few things more "real world" than these. The engine program for which I work goes on an aircraft that is a joint venture between Bell & Boeing. My company's controls department is a joint venture between us and Goodrich.
All around the world, these collaborative efforts are becomming more and more the norm, and the fact that you guys (and others) can introduce high school students to it, and make it effective, blows me away.
Congratulations on the very cool robots. But, more praise is deserved for finding ways to challenge high school students to something few have the opportunity to do. To me, that puts the
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