[EricH]

Personally, I don't care if it's 100% student built or mostly mentor built or a mixture of students or engineers building. If it gets to the competition and works the way it is supposed to and does what it is supposed to, I don't care. If the students get the picture of what engineering is and are Inspired, I don't care. I would prefer a 50-50 mix, but I don't care what your mix is, as long as it does what works for you.

It's been said that "100% student built" is pretty much ignored by the judges. I can believe it, because half the teams out there say that. How about letting the mentors guide you through the engineering process, from the project requirements to delivery of the product? Including helping with the build or doing some building themselves? Wouldn't the robot turn out better that way than if a bunch of students spent 5 weeks struggling with the game, then spent 1 week going with the first design that looked good or was the coolest?