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Originally Posted by davidthefat
Never actually considered leaving. I mean even after last year's season, I have been lobbying to allocate about $1-2k for "research and development" so that rookies can actually get experience and veterans can push our limits as a team. However, I have been told that "it is not okay to go to the cockpit of a plane and take control because you don't like where it is going" from my mentor. He said that I can leave and join one of the local teams. But this was way before kick off. He knows that I'll never leave.
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I disagree with your coach, but every team is different. On my team, we have a slogan "student led, mentor driven," and many of the decisions are made by students, from structure of meetings, to schedule and division of labor, to what we do in the offseason. I have seen our team change directions multiple times and reorient itself to improve our skills and our finished product. I don't know how your team structures its leadership, and I'm not recommending you demand your way, but I think you could try to explain to your coach and mentors what it is you want to change, how you would change it, and your vision of how that would influence the team. If he still ignores you, commit yourself to designing and building a good roobot despite the limitations of your team.