[FRC Blog] Einstein Report Released

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Everyone,
It is my firm belief that the individual involved acted alone, without the knowledge of the team. In fact the team was cooperative in the investigation. A witch hunt to determine the team involved serves no purpose. Further I do not believe the person involved in the attack did so to target a specific team and prevent them from winning. The choice of which team to attack seemed merely a means to an end to prove that a robot was vulnerable.
The sentence for the individual as spelled out in Jon's letter was harsh but just, as it should be. Should someone else, student or mentor, discover an issue in the future that compromises the competition, I hope that this sentence will dissuade them from demonstrating the issue during match play.
I hold no ill will against this team and will gladly play with them in the future. In my opinion the mentors demonstrated GP once they were aware of the issue. I doubt students on the team were aware of the situation at the time. Any further action will only serve to harm the team, the students they serve, and the community as a whole. I wish them well in the future.