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| View Poll Results: Is Battlebots I.Q. a threat to FIRST? | |||
| Nope, true quality and decency will show through, XFL |
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77 | 34.53% |
| Although Battlebots will climb up, they won't be that big, think UPN vs. NBC, ABC, or CBS |
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56 | 25.11% |
| They will be on the same level, like American and National baseball leagues |
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39 | 17.49% |
| Battelbots IQ is a better concept and will triumph over FIRST |
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12 | 5.38% |
| Don't Care |
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39 | 17.49% |
| Voters: 223. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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Re: Battlebots I.Q.- A serious threat to FIRST or a half thought up cheep copy?
While I cut My Robotics teeth in Battlebots, I now spend more time with FIRST. I was drawn in by TV coverage of Robot Wars, Robotica and Battlebots. The main reason I now do more FIRST robots is that there is less travel expense. However I still have a garage full of Battlebots ranging in size from 1 lb to 220 lb.
One thing I really like about Battlebots is you can pick any components of your choice that meet the rules. This can lessen the part price if your a dumpster diver or a flea market king. There are many ways to have fun and battle bots too can be done in a fun safe manner. Kill or be Killed, |
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Re: Battlebots I.Q.- A serious threat to FIRST or a half thought up cheep copy?
We've all been through it. You spend one hour extolling the virtues of FIRST, and then you get the question from a potential school system. "How much does it cost?"
There is a solution to the "sticker shock" that we face when trying to start a new FIRST team in a school system new to the concept of FIRST. That is quite simply Vex. If you haven't given the Vex system a serious look, you should immediately! A vex team is looking at $200 to register with FIRST, $300 to register for a regional, and perhaps $1000 to purchase two starter kits, programming modules, and extra components. Add in $500 for uniforms and other supplies and your in the FIRST game for $2000... A much easier sell than starting a FRC team. A team can compete in FVC for a few years, being exposed to FRC, and start making sponsor contacts in the community. Once the school system sees the benefits of FIRST and the team has had a chance to understand the business side of FIRST sponsorships in successful FRC, they can begin forming that FRC team and they'll have a better chance of having a sustainable program. Even if they don't ever start a FRC team, they're still competing in a FIRST program. Get out there and help start a FVC team, it's more likely to grow into a new FRC team. Also, if you haven't considered using Vex within your FRC program, check out the white paper in the team building section "Low Cost Robotics: Using Vex in FRC". While this isn't a step by step how-to white paper (those will be coming later), it shows the potential for using Vex to help keep costs down in FRC. We are certainly one of those teams that barely gets by with our funding. Finding ways to save money and still having some of the luxuries of well funded teams, like practice fields and practice robots, is always desirable too. Last edited by skimoose : 15-10-2005 at 09:07. |
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