Should there be a new division in FIRST?

[Navid Shafa]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

A few years ago they did a College pilot. I was working so I didn't get to see it in action but it had flying robots involved (before drones were available). I think a handful of colleges tried it out. It didn't seem to expand more from there.

I spent some time over there watching. The combination challenge of an aerial and ground bot working together was rather interesting. Most of the teams couldn't do much of anything.... This was in the pits at Worlds in 2011.

It was originally it's own program called C.A.R.D. (Collegiate Aerial Robotics Division), FIRST was thinking about annexing it, but it was poorly run and poorly supported. Since it didn't meet their quality and branding standards, they jumped ship fast.*

*Source: I started a team that flopped