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

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Posted by colleen -- T190 at 1/6/2001 3:11 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


In Reply to: Competition.....or touchy feely happy bonding time?
Posted by aTm on 1/6/2001 12:03 PM EST:



Back in my days of driving.. i could never argue w/ a rough 'n tumble match... '99 was prolly my favorite year too for all the reasons to you stated...

But... pounding on other robots only gets you so far... my 3 years of driving experience humbled me to realize that strategy and skill will ultimately prevail no matter how big, small, rough, fragile, simple or complex your robot might be...

This game.. no questions asked.. will be a test of our strategical abilities (340 teams at Nationals... playing in divisions... not knowing who's in your match til very soon before...)

But we all know.. Dean's about teaching... in the real world.. you don't want to pound on your "opponents" but rather use their best to make your best better.... that way the whole world can advance together...

Corny yeah.. but no one can argue that it's true...

So like or dislike it.. I really don't know... but it's going to be tough and ever-changing designs and wonderful strategy opportunities..

We panic because we have a preconceived notion about what "competition" should mean.... so it's unconventional... but if it wasn't, could we really call it FIRST????

It's looking good---

Best of luck to everyone!