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Originally Posted by davidthefat
So what are your thoughts about the FIRST kit of parts? I personally don't like the fact that they make you use the CRio and Class mate and all those regulation stuff, its cool that they give us that, but I would much rather have the freedom to choose my microcontrollers and the means of communicating with my robot... Seems to reflect the "real life" more. Different companies have their own ways and products that they use to build their products... Its not all the same. I think more freedom will allow more interesting robots
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There are a lot of aspects of the control side of the competition that make a standard robot control system necessary, including safety and making it as easy for a team to get involved with at least a working robot. I can't really comment on individual control systems as that's not something I've done much work on, but there is a lot of logistical work that goes into determining certain parts of the rules including the controls.
I suggest you take a look at
this thread in regards to why some teams seem to be so successful, and ways to get inspired to be more competitive.
It seems that you were perhaps discouraged a lot by problems with your robot or maybe you just had different expectations for the competition. Please hang in there and look for ways you can get more out of FIRST, you just might be surprised at what you can accomplish.