[John Gutmann]

Well if this thread gets a lot of replies I feel like one common thing is that people will say they have heard of certain teams that have their mentors build their robot. I would like to ask this early. Isn't Besides what FIRST is about (inspiration, etc) to win don't you need the best design and strategy? So building a robot for students would be totally up to "code" if every part were designed but he students and the mentors were just building it as if it were a lego set. I know it may seem unfair, even from my point of view at times, but a part made on CNC by a mentor is the same as a part made on CNC by a student with a mentor by his/her side.

-John