[BB] FIRST Choice, Second Year!

[IndySam]

Minibots were a fun and interesting idea but from kickoff on the rules were a complete disaster. If they come back I hope FIRST had learned their lesson.

Back to the OP: Congrats to AndyMark for being the FIRST Choice distributor again!

[Phyrxes]

Glad to see FIRST Choice coming back, hope it continues to give us the option of rounding out kit so we don't just add more stuff to the bin of things we will likely never use that used to come in the KOP.

[Jon Stratis]

I just hope they learn from last year and stock up on items that "sold out" immediately... It sucks not getting what you want just because you logged in an hour late!

[Taylor]

Every year on our team, we have a discussion about how past competitions and designs are behind us, the slate is now clean. There's no need to bring up ills and failures from the past. Learn lessons, move on.

The minibot horse is dead. Stop trying to beat it. Glue is too cheap.

There were lots of things available through FIRSTChoice that were not made from Tetrix. I for one am happy to get the opportunity to add to our inventory in a manner of our choosing. Last year was a learning opportunity on many levels - I'm looking forward to seeing the improvements in the FC program implemented. I'm also glad for the job security for Brant.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Minibots were a fun and interesting idea but from kickoff on the rules were a complete disaster. If they come back I hope FIRST had learned their lesson.

And they weren't easy to ref, either!

I am hopeful that any future developments will be positive.

[thefro526]

Am I mistaken, or were Batteries available via FIRST Choice last year?

If they're available again this year, at least we'll know what batteries are legal a month or so ahead of the season...

[Mark McLeod]

You remember correctly, (2) batteries were one of the possible selections last year.