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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur
Again I'll disagree here.
Our goal should be to inspire the students and help change the culture of the areas we live in. And our competitive product is the future of these students ... not some piece of whirring metal.
We're not here to win a regional or any other 'event'. We're here to win a future for these kids. If a team wants to build a 8 wheel drive chassis, and are inspired by doing that, then we should encourage them to achieve that goal and let them understand the design strengths and weaknesses of doing just that.
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Well said and Dean Kamen did say that this program is not about the winning, it is about the learning and the future of students. Inspiration can come from anywhere: crazy robots (the pink team for me), old videos, random ideas, etc... I think that it is wonderful that a team is going through with an eight wheel drive and best of luck.
I'm absolutely certain there are simpler ways of accomplish the same things. I'm simply not the best that FIRST has to offer in this regard and part of what drives me to keep going is the desire to get better at achieving an elegant solution with as few superfluous processes as possible. - Madison [more] 
27-10-2008, 22:27
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