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Robotics is a sport 78 65.00%
Robotics is not a sport 42 35.00%
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Re: Sport or not?

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Some people in this thread believe that classifying the FRC as a sport degrades it, possibly because it gives the impression that winning is the ultimate goal. We all know that this is not the case.
I don't know that everyone knows 'this is not the case' and I would never want to assume this. If FIRST is promoted/marketed as a sports competition based on what that means in today's society, then you are looking at winning as the ultimate goal. There is no way around it. If not handled carefully, the goals/mission statement/original purpose of FIRST could get lost.

Sean Lavery started a thread this past May that discussed some of this. His posts, in particular, provide some excellent food for thought.
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