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On the other hand, reaching a "critical mass" of teams in an area can make it possible to adopt a FiM-style district system and decrease the amount of money necessary to run a team.
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I could write 10 pages about all the things I didn't like about this year.
Reading this thread, I realized the biggest negative is all the people who are just a bunch of whiners. |
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But really, most of the actual issues with FIRST this year are being overlooked in this thread, and people are complaining about really stupid stuff. On top of that, complaining here will accomplish nothing, do you think the FIRST board of directors looks on CD for these threads? Last edited by AdamHeard : 21-04-2009 at 17:03. |
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You California guys are funny!
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bumpers were one of the last things done for "safety" and see what they've become? Requiring gloves is completely unnecessary as is mandatory handles, if a team wants the convenience of handles leave them to build them in themselves. (233 did this year) Gloves, if someone is personally worried about their hands let them get a pair of gloves, dont mandate that they use them. I myself have never worn gloves at a robotics competition and also have never seen reason too |
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I've always been taught that using gloves is more dangerous around any kind of machinery. You put your hand near a spinning wheel and you'll probably hit it and scrape your finger or some other minimal damage. Do the same with a pair of gloves on and the glove could get sucked into whatever is spinning. You lose a sense of touch that could be the difference between cutting your finger and losing your finger.
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*cough* VRC * cough * FTC * cough *
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To be fair, a significant number of posts were responses to criticisms. I do agree with Cory, though: There's too much whining with not enough suggestions for improvements! |
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It sounded like Woodie was getting us ready for some changes down the line.
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Go watch the season-introduction video for FTC. What Woodie said was really surprising. As a voice-over to a video of FRC teams working on their robots, Woodie says, "FIRST is a microcosm of a real engineering experience because it's a problem too big, in a time too short, with a budget too small, and, in fact, a team too large." The video ends Woodie's segment without a strong conclusion, but it sounded (to me anyway) like Woodie was gently criticizing the FRC model. What was missing was Woodie saying, "and because of this, FIRST is going to do <something>" Since this was a video promoting FTC, the conclusion hanging in air is "FTC addresses these concerns." Or not. I wish Woodie had finished the thought.
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It sounds to me like a complete thought, as is.
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Obviously it's not an ideal or even remotely sensible approach to running a team, but stranger things have happened. It's more important than ever now to fundraise early and often. |
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Compare 3091 or 2753 with us, 3020. We have never touched a robot before this year. But from what I have read, both 3091 and 2753 have, and 2753 has been champions in FTC. Rookie to FRC yes, Rookie to robotics, not in the slightest. I think FIRST needs to take a closer look at things like these. |
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