Collaborations

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Originally Posted by Collin Fultz

Actually, wasn't it that the mentors and students felt that the team got too big to accomplish their goals and inspire students the way they wanted to so they split into two teams? In order to prevent confusion as a "rookie" (since it is the same school/corporation sponsorship) they were given a low number that is no longer used.

As for how they did it, what I understood was that they had a single common design, but built the robot totally separately as two separate team. At least, this is what the lady in the pit for Team 70 told me in Cleveland.

Not so sure on that one

From what I have learned, team 70 was almost on the verge of becoming non existent. The Martians stepped in to help them out. I also believe that a new sponsor was found for them, but the original school remained (causing the name change). This is form what I have learned, do not quote me on it, I’m not 100% sure.

Also, looking at the robots it has to be a collaborative effort, they are the exact same robot. I don't mind it at all but, They just have to be the exact same robot (look a few post to see a pic of them)

But seriously, this is a dead topic. Its been discussed over and over. But I can't help but add my 2 cents.

Team 9998 and 9999 are in a collaboration:
Team 9998 has 10 mentors and 30 students with a well off team and plent of funding.
Team 9999 has 1 Teachers, 10 students and is sponsored by a local company with not much help.

This is usually where these collaborations stem from. It is NOT to have a better design and it is not all about winning the competition. It is about helping another team with less fortunate circumstances learn more about engineering and technology than they would have on their own.

Originally Posted by Karthik

the reason we collaborate is not to build a better robot. Trust me, we'd be better off build a single bot. The reason we collaborate, is because it's the most efficient way to get more students exposed to FIRST. We simply don't have the resources, sponsors and mentors to support 3 separate FRC teams in our area.

As Karthik said, they would be better off not collaborating. They only do this inspire more people about FIRST and its message. With the Martians, I can see that they did the same thing, helping team 70 who was reformed become a stronger team by helping them through the process and showing them how it can be done. Remember, FIRST is not about the competition, it is about inspiring young people to peruse careers in Engineering, Science and Technology. The competition is just a perk and a way of seeing your work in action. Put inspiration before competition.