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[Jaine Perotti]

Originally Posted by Salik Syed

"But for those who have different goals and objectives, I still think it is ok for others to buy premade."
shouldn't everyones goal to learn how to build robots/engineering etc... NOT just to easily build a robot that is reliable and therefore you can easily win competitions....yet not learn so much..?

I never meant to imply that the goal of each FIRST team was NOT to teach about robots/engineering. There are SO SO many different things to be done on a robot, and teams who dont have enough resources to address all of the aspects of the robot to be completed may want to buy a transmission form AndyMark. There are many other things, such as building the chassis, building arms and other mechanisms, wiring, programming, and the whole design process that the kids can still take responsibility for. The way I see it, there is still PLENTY for the kids to learn and experience, even if the gearbox is premade.

-- Jaine

BTW - I think these are good questions to ask, because it IS very important to be thinking about these things, and to demonstrate a concern for what will benefit the students the most.