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| View Poll Results: Would you rather have a nice looking robot or a winning robot? | |||
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53 | 32.52% |
| Winning Robot |
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110 | 67.48% |
| Voters: 163. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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Re: Winning Robot or Quality Robot?
I don't like it when people would sacrifice the ability to win to get a little bit more quality.
Quality is good, because it tends to have a direct correlation with success, which is what is really desired (heh). If I can have a quality robot that can be successful, then that's my cake! If I can only have one robot, then I'll take the successful one. "Look, I have the most well-engineered robot in the world!" -- then the robot can't do a darn thing to be competitive, or win. I don't like that. But to be complete: "Look, I have the most successful robot this year!" -- then a sharp edge slices someone's finger off. I DON'T like that. I guess I'm looking at both types of robots with all else being equal. 1. Make it functional. 2. Make it elegant. 3. Make it look good. That's the order I usually use to guide my thinking. Clearly, there are times when the only thing that matters is looks, and other times when all that matters is quality, etc. Last edited by Joel J : 05-02-2006 at 17:18. |
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