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Yeah, I'd have to agree with you there BSMFirst. Besides, I don't care how robust the robot is - 1/16-1/4" lexan is still butter to many spinners. (Off topic, I know..but really annoys me when people think their first bot to be the most complicated and sophisticated piece of machinery out there.)
A first bot is a FIRST bot, not a battlebot. Let's face it, a battlebot can score points(other than being in the endzone and maybe pushing other bots into it =)) about as much as a FIRST bot can overtake a battlebot in a push and shove match.
Now to be on topic:
I like the idea. Though - using my FIRST/BBIQ team as an example(and the other BBIQ teams I've seen) have people specializing in different fields such as welding, milling, turning, and doing the programing/wiring. I think it works about the same anywhere, the subdivision can be found in about any job. Everyone on my team can perform just about any task on our robot with the exception of some things for which we have an "expert" do. That's one of the great things of being on a small team, you get machinining time on everything.
Theres this new show, forgot the name, that's looking for teenagers to compete in it. It's similar to junkyard wars, I read up on it in the battlebot tech forum. Might wanna do a search for it.
-Dallin
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