Robot in 3 Days : Feedback

[NYCBobby]

I hate to be a Kill Joy, but having mentored FIRST Robotics for 15 years, I am not a fan of the 3-day build. I feel it greatly stifles the creative thinking of our students. Once they see that 3 day build they want to basically build the same thing and I can't exactly blame them, after all, it's designed by a super smart, super experienced engineer and in all likelihood often will be better than what they might come up with. I think if you want to build something in three days go on Junk Yard Wars or build a funny stupid robot for the entertainment value. You think it will be inspiring but I think it can be demoralizing too. But hey, it's free country.

-BOB STARK, team 395, 2 Train Robotics