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Re: It has been done before . . . I think
Posted by lucia Sevcik at 05/01/2001 8:07 PM EST
Other on team Leopards from Booker T. Washington sponsored by ExxonMobil.
In Reply to: It has been done before . . . I think
Posted by Joe Ross on 05/01/2001 12:34 PM EST:
Re: The BEST competition and FIRST competition. BEST was formed not because the founders of BEST thought that FIRST was becoming too commercialized but rather that to have a robotics competition that would be more affordable for teams. BEST is a good precusor for FIRST but does not offer the higher level of challenges that FIRST does. For example: you build a 24 lb. robot that fits into a 2 ft cube. You only have 4 globe motors to work with and a airplane radio controller. BEST is organized by a total volunteer organization that develops the game, does the administrative work etc. BEST has its share of problems and issues too.
I organize the regional for BEST and FIRST. They are both good competitions but definitely different.
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