[CzarValvador]

Well, from what I've heard, there are teams who barely actually use their students, and lock engineers in a shop for 6 weeks and have those 20 - 40 year old men (or women) produce something, and have very little input from the actual students.

Whatever works for them, sure it's not fair, but that team doesn't get the same experience as we do. Playing a game with a robot that you contributed to, feels amazing in many aspects, especially if that robot is working properly.

Playing a game with a robot that came in a box, and you had very little input on, is like getting a remote control car on Christmas when you're way too old to be playing with remote control cars.