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i disagree. heres why...

Posted by bill whitley at 03/15/2001 4:16 PM EST


Student on team #70, Auto City Bandits, from Powers Catholic High School and Kettering University.


In Reply to: yes yes yes!
Posted by Anton Abaya on 03/15/2001 3:51 PM EST:



: I wish drivers could do this....

: BUT REALITY CHECK!

: they cant. they're spending time driving the robot and learning what needs to be done.

because drivers spend time driving the robot, they more than anyone need to know the scoring and rules. the things most necessary for the strategy.

: there are times split second decisions are necessary for them to make, but there are times when whatever the coaches say are whatever goes. it's a team effort to work together ---and in the end, a lot more is done.

this is a high school student competition. when it comes to the actual competing part of this competition, why should students have the finals say? that would be a team efford just as much as an engineer saying what to do.

: a driver cannot see everything occurring on the playing field. Coaches look at the big picture. The 2nd coach is ideally an engineer who can be sure the robot is not getting abused. And the drivers concentrate on driving the machine.

I agree that during the match the coaches should be looking at the big picture and what strategies should be carried out because at that time, the driver is busy driving. But before the match, the driver should be more than capable.

: Coaches are there because they are good in strategy and can see the bigger picture that drivers sometimes NEVER see. IF the coach was a ninny (and i've seen a lot). But sometimes, even the drivers do not know how to play the game either.

If the driver doesnt see the big picture, they should be driving in the first place. A student is just as capable of seeing the bigger picture as any coach.

: If it were all up to drivers, I'd be happier cuz I can watch from a distance my sexy wobot doing its thing. But unfortunately, I have to be right there on the stage making it happen. Teamwork and communication, it is the key.

: -anton


I feel very strongly that this is a high school student competition, and that we should do the work. Coaches & engineers are there to facilitate us, not to do the work for us.

Bill
Team #70



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