Why I think having no defense was a great idea

[rick.oliver]

Originally Posted by David Lame

Who are we trying to inspire? Ourselves? I don't think so. I think it's the rest of the world. Everyone who joins First is already inspired.

Dean Kamen says he wants to transform the world into a place where scientists and engineers are looked up to like sports heroes and entertainers are today. Well, if that's to be the case, we need to get people to look at us. We need to keep our game interesting and, well, sport-like.

I have a much different understanding of the Vision and Mission statement of F.I.R.S.T. as published on the website. Culture change is the goal, the strategy is to inspire young people. The sponsors with whom I have dealt over the years are most interested and excited by the development of future engineers, scientist and technologist. They understand the value of maintaining an inspired pipeline of innovative young women and men.

I very much enjoyed the absence of robot-to-robot interaction and the emphasis on consistency of execution. It illustrates the power of reliability.