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Originally Posted by SteveGPage
According to the FIRST FTC website, by the time we get to the FRC week 1 competitions, 111 of the 118 FTC competitions will have been completed. After week 1, only 3 are left to run. That means that there are a lot of FTC teams who have already lost and whose season is over, and maybe they would love a new challenge and would love to help an FRC team.
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Steve this is exactly the position my FTC team is in. We go to the Clarkson Regional and then we're done (can't afford more). Now we're working to get two other local teams we've been affiliated with over the years mini bots for competition. I think many other FTC teams would be willing to help FRC teams.
For teams in Rochester, NY, all 2,000 of us, yes there aren't many FTC teams, 3750 at R-H is now busy with the two schools we're helping, but the Harley School of Music also has a team you could contact.
The intent of the mini-bot isn't there to punish teams who don't have FTC teams near them, in my opinion it's to reward those who have gone and focused on outreach over the years, for instance an FRC team who went to another school and created an FTC team. And to just use a quick quote we've all heard before "FIRST isn't about robots" teams that took this message to heart should be in a good position.
Although I like to think of that as it's intent it is above all another engineering challenge for us, so quit complaining and get to work! You're not restricted to just FTC parts, you could use aluminum tube, sheet, angle, and channel. All things we in FRC are familiar with. They specify the battery, controllers, and motors you can use, which sounds a lot like FRC to me. Now I just (12:56 EST 1/13/2011) checked the tetrix site that FIRST teams use to purchase parts and they have motors and batteries in stock.
Just to reiterate one more time (and use some capitols)
QUIT COMPLAINING! sit down and think about what you CAN do NOT what you CAN'T! We're engineers so let's solve this problem.