Robotics after FRC

[Jamie Kalb]

Originally Posted by pwnageNick

Not talking about mentoring but participating, does working on a VEX Collegiate team seem like you would be keeping to "in the box"? I've considered doing VEX in college next year, but feel like maybe that would be sticking with something I'm already too familiar with.

If you're asking about whether collegiate VEX is limiting in the level of robotics you get to use, I don't think so at all. I know the rules are much more "open" than the high school competition about the use of custom electronics. More motors and sensors are allowed, and there's more of an emphasis on programming - I'm fairly certain the game is 1 minute of autonomous mode, then 1 minute teleop, as opposed to 20 second auton and 2 minute teleop of high school VEX (and FRC). In that sense, it's a more accurate simulation of real-world robotics than the "glorified RC cars" of FRC. I don't think being "too familiar" with this area is a problem at all - there's plenty of room for expansion and lots to learn still.