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Originally Posted by Ryan Gordon
Is that really the spirit of FIRST? Isn't it more about being able to have fun and play with a working robot?
I know I would not want to compete in FIRST and put in all that sweat, energy, time, and money if that's the kind of connotation being portrayed to the students.
Let me also point out that if that is the case being made, subjection based on ID, then are you saying that it okay that a captain or a human player or a driver goes out and makes adjustments after they place it on the field? Why is the politic here being limited to media badges?
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The focus is on media badges because those badges are intended for team media and are not intended for people working on the robot. If it was a "floor pass" or something of the sort perhaps things would be different.
If we openly allow people holding these passes to work on the robots, then we will be getting a lot less pictures out of these events as every competitive team will be replacing their media person with a pit crew member.
Members of the drive team have drive team badges which are distinct from the Media badges. Drive team members have always been allowed to work on the robot.
It's not that people don't want everyone to have a working robot, it's that they want to avoid an arms race of "how many pit crew members can we get on the field using various badges and credentials". Drive team and badged Pit Crew members work on the robot on the field, period. Keeps things simple and under control.