[MikLast]

IMO the best advice: Dont always listen to what others tell you to do, if you have a design that you think you can do and are confident in its success pertaining to the challenge, DO IT! Become the breakout rookie of the event, get other teams and the community talking about your team, and get your team excited with an original design! You dont need to be a cookie cutter robot, you can do any design you want, you just have to build it!