pic: FTC3231 - Syzygy

[=Martin=Taylor=]

So are the FTC rules only sliiiightly more restrictive than the FRC rules now?

Sometimes I feel like FTC is just going to replace FRC in popularity...

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by =Martin=Taylor=

Sometimes I feel like FTC is just going to replace FRC in popularity...

I'm more worried that FIRST's "accessible" robotics program now requires a machine shop to be competitive. I've said it before, I'll say it again - what made FVC / FTC great was that you could build a world champion robot with a hacksaw and file. It was ALL about problem solving, prototyping, thinking, and hard work, without the massive divisions between haves and have-nots. I guess that's not important now.

Sorry to detract from the thread - this is a beautiful robot and I can't wait to see it progress as the season goes on. I bet the St. Louis version will inevitably be much, much different!