Competition.....or touchy feely happy bonding time?

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Posted by Frank at 1/7/2001 10:02 AM EST


Coach on team #97, Psychedelics, from CRLS and MIT.


In Reply to: Re: Science Fair?
Posted by Raul on 1/6/2001 4:04 PM EST:



I have to agree with Raul on this one. The "competition" is moving away from the flashy sport it used to be for all these years and going towards a show of what you can do with a roobt. The biggest excitement in FL or at any of the other competitions has always been going up against other machines...sometimes you win, sometimes they do. But it was a competition and that's what competition is about. It seems like this year, it's more like a show. What can your robot do in 30 seconds or 2 minutes or however long you wait before you hit stop? The four teams out there are in control of everything. In sports that's not the case as your opponent is always a question. And that's what adds to the excitement.

Don't get me wrong, I think this year's competition will be fun and interesting. I just see it as a huge departure from the FIRST we have all gotten to love.

Frank
Team 97 - MIT/Teradyne/Cambridge Rindge and Latin School/Chelsea High School