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If you had to see a big growth in robot competition you should look at the growth of battlebots.
FIRST tells everybody that they can't handle alot of teams. Battlebots had over 500 team compete at the last competition.
Wait until the next one held in the spring. (not the battlebot IQ. this one is just for the kids.) I am betting this number would be so great that it will far excide FIRST growth.
Battlebots get the picture out to so much more people. FIRST has fallen so far behind this.
We have ask FIRST to pay or get more air time on TV to help this event.
FIRST like to get things for free. so we get air time if the network have "free space" to put us on.
I think if FIRST is going to make it they have to offer more to the teams to stay involved not just a pat on the back. But air time on TV. front page of the any national Paper.
There are enough matches to cover and then replay on TV just like Battlebots do.
By doing this you will get alot more people knowing about this sport
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