[FTC]: Gear Up for FTC 2011!

[NalaTI]

Originally Posted by Madison

"The Samantha Wi-fi Communications Module from US FIRST is not included in any 2011 FTC kit."

If it's a required part, it should be included in the registration cost.

Based on that, every rookie team should also be given a LEGO NXT...

Originally Posted by electron

My thoughts exactly, but the makers of RobotC are not FIRST sponsors (as far as I know), and they already have their own web store. Compare this to NI's labview, which is only for FTC/FRC teams (again, AFAIK), and can't be bought separately.

Labview was initially designed for engineers to automate lab test and manufacturing systems. It is still used for that and that is where the majority of paid systems are (http://www.ni.com/labview).

Since RobotC is ONLY for use in the hobby/robot competition environment, they have no other source of income. We would be just fine with paying for it separately, especially if, by doing, so we should get even better support.

Also, since the software refresh license last year was a cost item ($69? it's been a while) and this next year it's free, but teams that use it will have to purchase a RobotC License, it's basically a wash, and it's a plus for the LabView based teams.