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Originally Posted by IndySam
The one thing you need to have is somebody in charge. It's best if that is an adult but not mandatory.
Pure democracies just don't work well in the engineering process. Someone needs to have the final authority to make decisions. Somebody has to have as their #1 priority focus over the overall robot project or the project will be doomed for failure.
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I agree with this. Depending on the dynamics of your team, you need someone with authority to handle disputes. And don't forget the NEMO aspects of the team - an adult to handle (or at least oversee) the money, travel, paperwork., etc. can free up the students for robot building. Not that the students can't handle the NEMO aspects - this can be a good learning experience - but it is easy to miss details that can cause a lot of problems down the road.