08-09-2010, 22:32
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
no team (6th Gear)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,933
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Re: Are they really robots?
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Originally Posted by Vikesrock
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I am interested in hearing the thoughts of others on this topic. I'll wait a bit before I post mine here.
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Here is an easy way to defuse the situation. Agree with the questioner.
Answer "No - They aren't robots in many traditional senses of the word. However, we really don't care. That aspect of what we do is not central to the outcome of the program. Saying that we build machines instead of saying that we build robots would not be an important change. Now, lets talk about something important..."
FMC? (FIRST Machinery Competition)
Blake
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