Go to Post FIRST is not really located in Manchester NH but with each student and mentor involved - UCGL_Guy [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > Other > Televised Robotics
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
 
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #8   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-11-2001, 14:45
BSMFIRST BSMFIRST is offline
Registered User
no team (-)
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 96
BSMFIRST is on a distinguished road
What do you actually lose?

I think that it's hard to see unless you compete, but the value of the robot is in the journey not the destination (it's "path dependent" for you physics types.)

When you lose your entire robot you still have the journey and everything you learned. Consequently building that same robot would be much easier, cheaper, and faster the second time around. Most builders don't just rebuild their robot of course. They set out on another journey to improve, thus learning more and making a better robot.

This is one aspect of the destruction I think Dean would appreciate. You better believe he has tested IBot to destruction to find it's limits; this is the same idea except it's entertaining too.

With all this said BattleBots is expensive and of course you risk losing a lot of expensive stuff during any given match. But realistically the damage is usually structural.

The core parts of a BattleBot (electronics, motors, batteries) last just as long as any FIRST robot and even better you don't have to buy a whole new (but mostly identical) kit every year.

Standard disclaimer: FIRST is cool, BattleBots is cool. But they shouldn't be compared or compete with one another.

Dan
Reply With Quote
 


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Battle Bots?? BBFIRSTCHICK Chit-Chat 4 02-01-2003 23:44
Battle Bots archiver 2000 7 24-06-2002 00:36
Battle Bots game...... Clark Gilbert Televised Robotics 4 24-06-2002 00:08
Battle Bots, not impressed archiver 2000 11 23-06-2002 23:39


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 18:54.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi