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Re: At what point does it become unacceptable for a mentor to design/build the robot

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Originally Posted by 1075guy View Post
The difference is in the focus of their program compared to the argued "student-built" machine. The "professionally-built" teams focus more on the prototyping and design and engineering process, often outsourcing the manufacture of the final product parts to a sponsor, while the "student-built" teams focus on manufacturing the robot. Both have merit, they're just different.
So what we need is for the KOP to include a mill, laser jet, lathe, and 3D printer (all CnC, of course), so that everyone can do everything exactly the same way! Yay, uniformity!
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