The meaning behind the game.......

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Posted by Anne Bergeron at 04/10/2001 6:11 PM EST


Coach on team #608, Prowling Panthers, from Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech/NASA/UTC/Ford/Ike Murray.


In Reply to: Re: The meaning behind the game.......
Posted by Matt Leese on 04/10/2001 4:05 PM EST:



: : #2) To screw over Chief Delphi and other engineer
: : run teams. They tried to create a game where you
: : don't have to have a engineer built robot to win


I agree that this comment should not have been pointed at a specific team or said the way it was said but it is very true. I personally know of several teams where the students do nothing but sit by and watch (if even that) as their robots are built. One of the sponsors on my old team from when I was in high school would have done exactly that if the seniors had not forced their way in and I know that he has done that since I left. I know the message of FIRST is that the students are supposed to be learning from this but a lot of engineers either just love building robots too much to let go or are too competitive to. Next time you go to a competition, go around and talk to the students, you'll find that a there are more teams out there that are like that then you think.

Just thought I would let you know that the comment was not totally out of place (just pointed at the wrong teams)