Placement of stuff in the box...
 

Posted by Janna.

Student on team #349, The RoBahamas, from International Academy and Ford Motor Company.

Posted on 11/2/2000 1:48 PM MST



Hi,

From the rules that I read, it seems like everything in the box is hands-off. And we don't plan on modifying any of the pieces. But...can we change the *placement* of, say, the battery and the robot controller in order to make replacing the battery easier with our current design? Thanks.

Janna

Q&A: Interior Decorating...
 

Posted by Joe Johnson.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 11/2/2000 2:23 PM MST


In Reply to: Placement of stuff in the box... posted by Janna on 11/2/2000 1:48 PM MST:



Question:

From the rules that I read, it seems like everything in the box is hands-off. And we don't plan on modifying any of the pieces. But...can we change the *placement* of, say, the battery and the robot controller in order to make replacing the battery easier with our current design?

Answer:

Please do not rearrange things inside the box.

I know that some times the rules seem unreasonable, but we usually have reasons for things. Mostly, we are trying to keep things safe, fair and re-useable next year.

While many teams may be able to move things around without causing any problems at all, there are other teams that could inadvertantly destroy a whole lot of equipment without really trying.

So... Please keep the insides of the robot controller box just as you found them.

Joe J.