Ethics of 2 teams building 2 identical robots

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

What we all seem to agree on is that in the scenario where a veteran team and a rookie team collaborate make 2 identical robots, one of the teams is going to be missing out on some much needed experience, and unfortunately that's going to be the rookie team.

No. Not at all. I agree with that about as much as I agree that putting a power drill to my temple would be a good idea.

In fact, I'll say the opposite. In the scenario of a rookie team being mentored by a powerhouse... They learn how the powerhouse is run, what the design process used is, how they approach sponsors. They learn how to emulate this powerhouse. They don't miss out, they don't miss experience. They get an awesome chance to see how a good team should be run.

Also, I cannot agree with Alan more.