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Re: Why FIRST is the best robotics competition

I remember going to a Battlebots competition and was taken aback by some of the things that I was so used to at FIRST competitions (the first was that I had to actually PAY to get in). Mainly that when the match ended the robots were still on which struck me as incredibly dangerous considering what these machines are capable of.
FIRST does have alot going for it but they have many kinks to work out as well before I bestow the Best title upon them. FRC is the best I have seen so far (I'm not really a fan of FLL. I wish they would incorporate more teamwork elements into it like FRC does) and FTC is cute and all but seems more like FRC's junior varsity to me (the same goes for Vex).
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