[FTC]: Rookie Team Noob Question #1 for this year

[PhilBot]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Price is one of the biggest deterrents from the FTC program, as a competitive FTC team and bare bones FRC team cost nearly the same.

I think that price comparison is stretching things a bit.

This year we had two FTC teams that built BIG Powerfull robots. We had two full competition kits, extra sensors, plenty of additional materials and spares. These were "competitive" robots taking home the Finalist Alliance Award, and Innovate and Inspire awards.

The cost of two team registrations, two full competition kits, all the extra parts and two event registrations was $5000. Compare this to the $6000 (or $5000 discounted entry) for an absolutely "bare bones" FRC team and it's still 1/2 the cost.

I still think FTC is good value for money as an true Engineering Experience.

Phil.