Ethics of 2 teams building 2 identical robots

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Originally Posted by sst.thad

So to clear up some confusion I have seen. Our coach is the same for both teams, and all the mentors are the same between the teams.

There's something that doesn't entirely sit right for me here. When I think of our team, it's a single entity that's doing its best to win. The mentors on the team will do everything they can to help the students find success.

Now, by collaborating, you're already breaking some standard team barriers and sharing ideas, which isn't bad. However, I think that my actively having participants (mentors in this case) that are crossing between teams, it becomes...weird to say the least, and it sets up the precedent of being able to openly swap teams.

- Sunny G.