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Re: IFI Web Site

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Originally Posted by DeepWater View Post
Yes, of course, but my point was more that the "new" IFI web site seems to remove practically all traces of FIRST. There used to be FIRST logos and references everywhere but no longer. I guess the FIRST/IFI "divorce" is now final. We did get 1 Victor and 2 Spikes in the KoP this year but other than that we will have to just wait and see. Prior to the introduction of the KitBot in 2005 there was no ready made/easy chassis solution for rookies or even vets that wanted to use it so FIRST is under no obligation to provide us anything. FIRST isn't really about "easy" anyway. As long as it is available for purchase at IFI for those that want to use it I wouldn't be at all surprized if FIRST leveraged their resources elsewhere and let those teams that want to use the KitBot buy it themselves. Especially since there are a lot of teams that never used the KitBot anyway. There definitely seems to be two KitBot camps if you search around CD: those that love it and those that think it is junk and aren't afraid to say so. Why should FIRST continue to give it to all those teams that think it is junk when they could save that money and give everyone something else instead?
FIRST should know the kitbot is not junk. I would say anyone who is decent at design should be able to admit the kitbot is not junk (doesn't mean they have to use it).

As for the "FIRST/IFI Divorce"... Can't blame IFI for that, you can't expect them to keep FIRST logos up after what is happened (and they are now offering a very good vex based robotics competition that "competes" with FTC).
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