Team 1717 retires

[Anupam Goli]

I too looked forward to seeing the robots 1717 would put out every year. Their robots were unique and beautiful works of engineering.

It's very tough to have every student be involved in every facet of engineering an FRC robot, especially with a larger team. I'd imagine doing a Mechatronics project similar to some Capstone design classes in college will get students more involved in their projects.

Another factor to consider is college admission. The students of DPEA are most likely trying to get into the most elite higher education institutions. Not that this is a bad thing, but participating in FRC has become more common on the application. Maybe working on projects like these will allow these students' applications to stand out more...