Standardized Loading Between Robots

[EricWilliams]

Originally Posted by Iaquinto.Joe

The ground. Roll the ball along the ground.

I've put my $0.02 in on this topic before, but I feel strongly enough that I feel like I should reiterate.

Yes, rolling the ball along the ground is probably the most efficient/logical/advantageous way to pass/recieve this year. But I truly think this response misses the big picture.

What people say on this forum affects the thinking of a LOT of bright young people. A one sentence shoot-down of their ideas (especially ones with this kind of potential) is not really the atmosphere I assumed we'd want to strive for.

Nothing would go so far to demonstrate the maturity of the FRC program and the power of the GP principles embedded within as a group of teams (it clearly doesn't have to be every team) coming up with and executing on a well defined standard. This is something that is done all of the time in the real world, and is a skillset/experience that would stand out on any resumé or in any interview, and one that could go towards driving a more open/innovative/collaborative future as our FIRST student leaders move out of the classrooms and into the real world.

I'd encourage any teams/students who think they have a good idea for a standard to sketch out a proposal and present it. Who knows what might happen? Designs that meet your standard might just be featured on every robot on the World Championship winning alliance.