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E-mail to the shipping contact registered in TIMS.

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An email goes out to your shipping contact with a tracking number once it gets picked up in NH.

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I received an email this evening with my tracking number saying something weighing 26 lbs was picked up from NH. It had a reference number of "2106" attached tp the order. It didn't say what it was, but i'd bet good money that it's the control system.

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Weight limit cannot be increased because of OSHA regs.That would be over the limit that 2 students are allowed to lift by reg.

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I did it! in SolidWorks! on this chassis! The power distribution block, and the sidecar make your layout a lot simpler, routing all of the same types of wires to one place on the robot, so you can efficiently place things like the hulking jaguars without much heartache. there are also no need for arrays of spikes, or multiple breaker panels for your larger motors.

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To be clear, there is no OSHA lifting regulations. There is a NIOSH lifting equation, which has not been verified experimentally. The 75 pounds x 2 may come from UPS weight limits. On average, the NIOSH equation actually suggests a 50 pound limit per person.

So, while there is no regulatory requirement that prevents FIRST from adding 5 pounds to the robot's weight limit, good safety practices should. Besides, we always need more engineering challenges!

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We got our confirmation email today from UPS that a package shipped from NH to Austin. We will get it on Monday. To bad, NI could not have delivered it to us since we are right down the road. We are excited to get it.

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Ours is on its way.

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If anyone cares here is the actual OSHA section and the NIOSH table at the bottom.
http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_vii/otm_vii_1.html

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Wanna post a render, I'm curious :ahh:

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I'm so glad they're giving us good joysticks this year, I've got an Attack 3 that I've had for several years now and it works very well for almost anything. I actually considered using mine on the robot this year if we didn't get good ones in the kit, I guess this solves that problem. :D

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I agree even though everyone says I am nuts for not liking the flight sticks!

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any "old timer" in FIRST is going to miss those flight sticks, nothing too flashy, just a solid piece of equipment

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Every REALLY old "old-timer" is going to miss the sticks before those! Yep, the single-button, single-trigger, ambidextrous ones that came pre-2004 were missed (and used at every opportunity possible by those who had them and didn't like the ones provided).

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The pre-2004 black joysticks you refer too are these Flightsticks we speak of. I don't actually know the name of the tan ones we've been getting recently, but very few people that have used the old standbys like them better.