WPI announces new College-Level robotics competition

Stuart · #1 24-11-2008, 14:24

ohh no . . us college mentors already have too much on our plates as it is . . .

no but really this looks cool and fun.( and it might be a way of not getting those "why are you doing high school competitions" looks when we talk about robotics.

Andrew Bates · #2 24-11-2008, 15:15

I can see where I might be interested in this but the VRC already has a college division. Since the robots in the VRC are built out of VEX it is cheaper, also I know that I wouldn't want to have to help mentor kids and build a robot for FRC and then turn around and build another robot. We would be doing almost twice the work.

Info on VRC College Competition.

RyanCahoon · #3 24-11-2008, 17:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by corpralchee

also I know that I wouldn't want to have to help mentor kids and build a robot for FRC and then turn around and build another robot. We would be doing almost twice the work.

Since when is building robots work?

I don't know about anyone else, but when the FIRST season is over, I can't wait for the next one to start. Now maybe we don't have to wait so long

--Ryan

Andy Grady · #4 24-11-2008, 17:58

Very awesome!

Of course, now WPI has to come up with a robotics competition for POST College peeps. I want to be able to come out of retirement for a triumphant return to the control sticks.

Brandon Holley · #5 24-11-2008, 18:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by corpralchee

I can see where I might be interested in this but the VRC already has a college division. Since the robots in the VRC are built out of VEX it is cheaper, also I know that I wouldn't want to have to help mentor kids and build a robot for FRC and then turn around and build another robot. We would be doing almost twice the work.

Info on VRC College Competition.

while this is true, and we are participating in this, it would be nice to participate in a college level competition where we are not building robots from a strict list of parts (ie: vex only components)

Dan Richardson · #6 24-11-2008, 22:25

Gah and this comes 22 days before I graduate.... maybe I have to go to Grad School now, I'll have an excuse.

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