GP? I think not.

[AdamHeard]

Weis, why not go talk to one of those students that was active on the team about it?

We can speculate all we want, but nothing can replace actually talking to those teams.

Originally Posted by DanTod97

I dont think 100% student built robots exist either, but if they do, it would be alot more impresive to me then a 100% mentor built robot.

there are plenty of 100% student built robots. There would have to be as I have run into many teams with no mentors and just a teacher/advisor who really can't doesn't help with the robot.

Now, I've worked with teams like these; despite winning the coveted DanTod97 impression award, they were generally very unhappy with their FIRST experience and weren't very much, if at all.

Now, I've also worked with kids on 294 (and formerly was one) who worked alongside real engineers (students still did most of the design, not without mentor help though), and were introduced to lots of actual industry at Northrop Grumman. Through the team students have been given internships at NG, and this has lead many to pursue math, science and engineering as a career path.

So, please, please tell me why the students on this team are less impressive?