Breaking the Geek-FIRST Bias

[Avi_R]

Having a team of geeks is probably the best way to success. When we won the Canadian Regional in 2003, our entire school "discovered" robotics and we promoted the team with details about the trip to Houston etc. The next year, we had an overwhelming turnout at our annual recruiting assembly. As time passed we slowly realized that half of these people had no idea about science and technology, and it amazed me how some of them even passed through grades 6+. It turned out that these people tagged along for the ride, and did absolutely nothing, except for cause trouble almost every build night. In my opinion, a good Robotics team should consist of hard workers who are dedicated to their respective jobs.