So while I've been on a team that's used crates, I was never involved in the construction of them. I'm also sure rules have changed since 2008, but I've got a few questions.
I'm pretty much following this -
http://www.bu.edu/bufirst/files/2011...ld-A-Crate.pdf but just putting the lumber on the inside, so we can paint the outside, and also attaching hinges to make a door so that we can quickly take the robot out.
So my questions:
- Our robot is tiny, but we wanted to include some tools so we don't have to drive down a giant van, is this allowed?
- Also wanted to include batteries (
http://frc-manual.usfirst.org/upload...ction_v3.0.pdf) they ask us to use the carton packagin, do we just find a box and put it in there with some styrofoam around it? Could someone provide a picture of what these should look like packed?
- I was planning on putting 2 2x4s on the inside of the bottom, so the wheels of the robot were elevated. Any good way to tie the robot down or do we just stuff things around it?
I'll post questions as I come up with them! Thanks in advance.
-Sravan