Our first crate lasted 7 years:
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(miles are 1-way)
2007 - St. Louis Regional: 530 miles
2008 - St. Louis Regional: 530 miles
2008 - Minneapolis Regional: 12 miles
2009 - Kansas City Regional: 440 miles
2009 - 10,000 Lakes Regional: 12 miles
2010 - St. Louis Regional: 530 miles
2010 - 10,000 Lakes Regional: 12 miles
2011 - Champs: 530 miles
2013 - Champs: 530 miles (with another team's robot, whiles ours stayed home!)
2013 - Alpha Test weekend: 1360
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Both going to and coming back from the alpha test weekend the crate took some significant damage. Going out, one side was knocked clean off, with much splintering off wood and some apparently improvised nails to fix it along the way. Coming back, a different side was partially caved in. The robot survived though, and even picked up a few extra parts along the way!
So, it had to be rebuilt. The only thing remaining from that crate is the base - a nice plastic base designed for use with forklifts. Since we're reusing the base, does it count as the same crate?
