Team Update #1

[rees2001]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

Thanks for your reply Sam. But I still have a question for those who are against these new mini bot rules: The only two things you are required to use are the motors and the battery. How is this different than the rules for an FRC robot? How is this cramming it down your throat?

It is different because teams were given 4 days to dream about an un-restricted design. The possibilities seemed too good to be true! This NEVER happens is FIRST. If the rules had been written like this from the start there would be a lot less people upset. Imagine FIRST came out with rules this year that didn't limit the motors or quantities. Imagine there was no limit on starting size. And then in update 1 realized the constraints were not there and put them in. Seems crazy but it is similar but different to what were were handed on day 1.

I do understand teams issues with saying you have to use FTC stuff but just using the motors and batteries is really not that different than using the CIM motors and MK batteries. Lego education has all of these parts if you are looking.