New Book on history of robot competitions - and FIRSt

[Carolyn Duncan]

I made our local library branch order the book- I think it's one that people should be checking out and reading. I just finished reading it and I have done quite a bit of thinking and comparing. I must first say that I am not a fan of the destruction aspect of Robot Wars and Battlebots but I do like to tune in occasionally so that I can see what people have engineered. Of course it brings me to tears to see it all get torn apart, but I realize that the destruction forces the inventors to make things better. Anyways, I am thinking that since Dean, Woody, & company are having problems thinking up new games, as they have been saying for the last couple years, maybe get opinions from oh I dunno say maybe Marc Thorpe. They don't have to be destructive ideas but ya know it would be a nice gesture. I'm not sure where the legal lines are at right now with him and also his health but hey, it would be a nice gesture and it may bring a bit of publicity to FIRST. Imagine the headlines... could be god for us all. And why not be able to have the builders from the other competitions mentoring teams?? After all their knowledge of mechanics should be passed on to others should it not?? OK, I think that's way more than $0.02 but you guys know me, I can't help it.
Again though great book, when I am substitute teaching next school year I am going to have kids reading that book when they get in trouble. hehehe