[Otaku]

We have a few pretty involved mentors, however the "level of power" they hold is kind of varied.

For instance, one of our manufacturing mentors can say something and although some of the build team might question why, chances are we'll do it. And he usually gives us a clear, logical answer.

However, in another case, one of our other mentors could say something (usually questioning the strength of something or the layout of something), and most of the build team would ignore or mentally write him off (either because the question was redundant or illogical, etc, and I'd like to think that it's not without reason).

Altogether, though, most of the stuff is designed and built by students, with some mentor intervention on what type of bolt to use (and why!), or why not to mill with the drilling chuck, or a design idea (that might not even make it onto the design/robot).

So, mentor power? I'd say, as a percentage, 30-40%. But that's just enough.