FRC Blog - Something New - Team 'Standards'

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Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

Sorry to burst your bubble... but FIRST is kind of nerdy. Competitive robotics is nerdy. What's wrong with being nerdy?

I know some students on our team will be pumped to spend a few hours on this. I don't see anything wrong with it, it's really no different than a game-themed team flag that gets posted before a match. Plus you get 2 months to spend an hour or two making it. Not that big of a deal.

FRC, to me, is the flagship program for competitive robotics/STEM education. The sport should lead people to get involved with all CR/STEM Ed programs; especially who would not be involved in or have any knowledge of this realm or its affects on their lives. I would imagine and hope FIRST thinks this as well.

However, there are many schools of thought on how to operate FRC to achieve this. FIRST thinks shotgunning rookie grants, diluting championships, and layering on frills is the answer. Some people think embracing nerdiness is the answer. I think those people live in a bubble. :/