FIRST vs Battlebots- which has had the greater impact on society?

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" But Battlebots is a money maker point and said thats it!"


and FIRST IS NOT?????? Have you looked into how much FIRST is charging just for registration, Regional and then Nationals... and then they get a kick back on the hotels???? Not very cheap!!! at all!!!!ya Battle Bots is on TV , they do need to bring some money in!! Registration for the even is only 100 bucks.... When in FIRST......well..you can see the difference.In Battle Bots alot of money also goes into the whole competition! !!!! and I know for BBIQ (1.0 and 2.0) Trey and Greg paid for the WHOLE THING out of their own pockets without getting a cent back..... Battle Bots is not our for money just because they are on TV, thats just absurd !!!!


" There isn't a learning factor much in it."

Try to keep a 50 pound mass spinning 1200 RPMS+ at Equilibrium, when you are going 12 mph+, let alone building the thing. Taking into account that if you make one wrong measurement while cutting or welding your shell the whole thing is down the drain due to the fact that it is no longer going to be balanced and you just wasted all your time. Or what hight would be the most effective, how low your center of gravity should be, your moment of inertia and the whole 9 yards....... and that's just some things with a spinner... In Battle Bots there are so many other complex robots!! You need to know the force, amount of torque and so forth.

Mike you made yourself sound really dumb! There is a learning factor involved! When you try Battle Bots, then you can talk!!