I remember the aluminum foil deflector shields that teams built to block infrared signals from reaching their robot. 

John 
 
  On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 7:30 PM, First Lego League in Virginia and DC<[log in to unmask]> wrote:   
Ok, I gotta put on my old-timer hat here.

  

When we first competed back in 2002, almost nobody had laptops: teams lugged desktops, keyboards, and (tube!) monitors to competitions. Programming was via infrared—you had to be careful or you might program someone else’s robot (or they might do yours). And flash photos were forbidden because they could clear a robot’s memory.

  

We’ve come so far here, quite amazing!

  

(Yeah, yeah, “OK Boomer”)

-- 

Phil Smith III

Coach, The Capital Girls (retired)
Team 1900 (2002)
Team 2497 (2003)
Team 2355 (2004)
Team 1945 (2005)
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