[EricH]

Originally Posted by flamer075

One of the mentors on our team wants us to make the robot on one controller like you would with video games. We are trying to convince him that it is better to have two controllers. We have told him that it would be easier for one driver to concentrate on the field and the other can concentrate on shooting and climbing. So why do other teams have to drivers?

Exactly why you said--one to drive, one to concentrate on other things. There's a reason that the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps fighter squadrons, who can run single or double, often run 2-man cockpits. One pilot flies, one pilot takes care of navigation, targeting, and that sort of thing.