Which is Truely cheaper?

EricH · #1 22-01-2007, 16:50

Get your numbers right first!
FRC:

$6000 registration + 1st regional
$4000 /regional for all other regionals
$5000 for Championships.

Also, I believe VEX teams don't have to get a whole new control system. This means that the cost of the robot drops for them after their first year.

FVC is cheaper.

Dan Petrovic · #2 22-01-2007, 16:53

Not only do you have to incorporate registration costs for FRC, but also robot shipping costs.

That gets into the thousands per competition.

joshsmithers · #3 22-01-2007, 17:05

Does this really need to be debated? FVC is cheaper than FRC, especially when you look at money spent over 10 years. However, you must ask which is cooler, and FRC wins by a landslide. (Though the Vex robots are really nifty, you learn very little about electronics. But I digress...)

KathieK · #4 22-01-2007, 19:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshsmithers

Does this really need to be debated? FVC is cheaper than FRC, especially when you look at money spent over 10 years. However, you must ask which is cooler, and FRC wins by a landslide. (Though the Vex robots are really nifty, you learn very little about electronics. But I digress...)

ah... depends on your definition of "cooler"!

And it also depends on what you're looking to get out of the experience of being on a FIRST team... but I digress...

Alex Cormier · #5 22-01-2007, 17:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricH

Get your numbers right first!
FRC:

$6000 registration + 1st regional
$4000 /regional for all other regionals
$5000 for Championships.

Also, I believe VEX teams don't have to get a whole new control system. This means that the cost of the robot drops for them after their first year.

FVC is cheaper.

my figures are for cheapest as possible. home regional and that's it. so MY figures are correct.

EricH · #6 22-01-2007, 17:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

my figures are for cheapest as possible. home regional and that's it. so MY figures are correct.

Still not. Cheapest possible is $6000 for (reg + 1 regional + kit).

chris31 · #7 22-01-2007, 19:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

my figures are for cheapest as possible. home regional and that's it. so MY figures are correct.

Eric is correct. Its 6k for the kit and 1st regional.

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