Battlebots and FIRST

[Ryan Foley]

OK, honestly, I think Battle Bots is cool. I (like many other posts i have read in this thread) think that it is just presented in a horrible fashion. Comedy Central doesnt show you what its like in the pits, or what the competitiors attitudes towards opponents really are. It seems to be a lot like FIRST, except there are any build time limits, so it gives you a chance to design and build a better robot (in some cases, I have seen FIRST robots that seem to be better deisgned/ built than some battle bots).

There is one thing i dont like. Most people seem to get this frame of mind that Battle Bots is what robotics is all about. Everytime someone walks in on a meeting, or sees the robot, or even just hears me mention robotics, they instantly ask me if I do Battle Bots. Then I say no and they suddenly loose all interest. Thats the only thing I dont like about Battle Bots, otherwise I think it is cool