POLL: Six Week Build Season

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Originally Posted by Jim Zondag

I agree, but I personally believe that removing access restrictions to the robots will make the FRC better.......Much Better

<snip great graphs and comments>

Many people fear change.....but I thought FIRST wanted to change the world.
This is not the changing the world, this is changing one simple rule.......give us back our robots please!!!!

I've been told many times that FRC isn't about the robots, the robots are there as a tool. But with the shift to make FRC more viewer friendly and to bring in more outside people, has that thinking also shifted?

I love the graphs, they really support the thesis that the more you play the better you get.

That is why I love the districts. For the "same money" you get a lot more play time in two different events along with a chance to do another design, build iteration.

As far as the second robot goes, I've always said the three "legs" are Mechanical Design/Build, Computer Code, Driver Skills. Because of the way the 6 weeks falls out, the last two really don't get a chance to be fully developed. The second robot really gives drive team a chance at lots more stick time to hone their skills before stepping across the white line.

I've also seen teams use the second robot as a PR tool. "Look what we built, now come see us in action at Event A and Event B". Which may help with the new FRC push to get new spectators.