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We pick one idea to stick with for good about two weeks into the build season, although I do admit this year for us is a bit of an exception, but it was acceptable because the two designs are quite similar and come from the same idea that was agreed on.

I don't know about other teams, but our team votes as a team for what we want, our mentors can voice their opinions, but our students are the ones that decide, then we focus all of our resources on the idea that is chosen. This is mostly because our team is student-run for the most part. If you want the students to play a major role in building the robot, then the students should be the ones deciding, and in my opinion, the mentor should respect the decision made by students.