[Jeremiah Johnson]

Well, robotwise we devote a whole week or more to design and functionality of the robot. We vote on the big things, like drivetrain, manipulating mechanism, ect. Then the smaller things are given to Ed our head engineer and he'll find the best way to do them. Some times he will explain what it is that he changed or improved, but other times we just let him do that part. Most of the general stuff is done by students and Ed has the final say on how it's going to be built. Since he's the only one that has the time to CAD everything out and then test it. During those 6 weeks he's 110% devoted to the team, because he's retired and has nothing better to do. LOL But yeah, it's a mixture of those answers. Majority vote, mentor has final say, sometimes we argue to the point where someone gives up but that happens rarely and is usually stopped quickly, and other times it's a compromise.