FRC 2010 Registration fees reduced

[Francis-134]

So here's my thoughts now that this has sunk in.

From the start, I was always under the impression that we would be required to reuse every part of the control system each year (cRio, PD board, bumpers/sidecars, basically everything but the speed controllers). On top of this, I had not expected FIRST to lower the registration fee at all. Seeing this announcement, then, makes me quite happy indeed.

Indeed, you are going to get less value for your kit, but from my perspective, it seems that we are going to end up on top. If you recall Bill's post from last year, we knew that we were not getting a new "cRIO, modules, bumpers, digital side car, power distribution board, drivers station and a number of other items" (direct quote from Bill). The fact that they are lowering the registration price leads me to believe that someone at FIRST is thinking about more than the bottom line.

I am quite excited about the prospect for a new driver's station. Now I don't have to walk around zapping myself before I touch the current DS.

With these new developments however, I am now waiting for even more information.