I've had an idea to do this for quite some time now, but have never had a very good means to do thism, until I came to the realization to make this a mod.
I have always thought it would be cool to have a FIRST robotics simulator that you could actaully have your robot on the computer and test it out with out actaully having it completed (which is generally not the case until ship date
) this would include testing out code. I have begun making modifications for the game Half-Life 2, which has one of the most in-depth and complex physics engine. So what I am proposing is that, as a community, we create a mod of Half-Life 2 that will allow for the testing of code and design without the usual physical and practical restraints that accompany the building of a robot for FIRST.
So is there anyone interested in such a project?
IMO the main idea behind FIRST is for the mentors and students to work together to produce a machine that the students could never have produced on their own. - Tim Sharp [more] 
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