[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by Garret

I have to disagree. I really do not think the goal of FIRST is to score points and win matches. I have always believed that the goal of FIRST was to Inspire students. This kind of statement is hurtful and definitely a clear example of what FIRST does not represent.

My team was one of those teams that did not score every match and had a hard time doing so due to the shape of the front of our robot. Did my team fail just because we couldn't score? I would think not.

Andrew is discussing robot specific issues, not FIRSTs goals/mission. If you see the rest of the comments in the discussion they almost all have to do with how a team would tweak their robot to better play the game.

Would you consider your robot successful? I'm not talking about was your team successful in being inspired, but would you consider your robot to be a success? Did it accomplish what you set out to do? What would you change with the knowledge you have now as the season has ended? These are the questions this thread is asking.




I agree with Andrew's points. I saw many teams this year unable to complete the challenge FIRST laid upon us. The kitbot gave a very capable system right out of the box and it was disappointing to see many teams not able to even cross a zone or herd a ball into a goal.

I wonder how as FIRST veterans we could help to combat these issues with incomplete/ineffective kitbots before they get to competitions?

-Brando