[DonRotolo]

We have 2 solutions:

As a workspace for the robot, we have a tool cart that also is the robot cart. Wheels on the bottom, 2 Craftsman 3-drawer toolboxes with locking drawers (one facing forward, the other rearward) as the 'body', with a space between the backs of the toolboxes for batteries and gloves, and a top frame (4 upright pieces) that are custom-made each year to hold the robot firmly. All made of 1.5" 80/20.

The advantages include always having tools with the robot (great during finals), being to get under the robot easily, and a cart that can carry a LOT of equipment into the bag & tag venue (at least 6 Totes).

For our workbench we have, er, a workbench. Made also of 80/20, it has a solid top (on which a vise mounts), outlets along the back 'wall' (4" tall), and a shelf half way down. All sized to fit Totes exactly. It breaks down in 5 minutes into a few pieces which are flat and easily carried on a standard flat cart.

When we set up out pit, our first task is to remove the supplied table. We assemble the bench and put the battery card (built onto a hand truck frame) next to it - total is 8 feet wide. Then the robot cart arrives and all the totes are put under the bench, with extras piled next to the bench (if the pit is more than 8 feet wide). The robot cart then goes to get the robot while we put the final touches on the pit and hand-carry stuff not-in-a-Tote.