Well, after taking many pictures we finished... unwrapping... the robot. We have some rather comical damages.
- The light was ripped from the top of the robot, leaving two of it's mounting posts inside the robot. Both domes were shattered, and the reflector lens was ripped off. Ironically, both the normal and replacement lightbulbs are fine
- A forklift tong went straight through a 40 amp fuse. We got to see inside! Those things are awesome... The 40 amp was about 4 inches from the RC, though, so we're kind of worried... we're going to test the robot as soon as possible.
- Our frame is bent, but we can't tell if that was our driving at Philly or the forklift. I'm thinking half and half
- Our autonomous control panel on the robot was ripped to pieces. The left/right switch has been torn up, and the rotary switch that controlled the autonomous program settings had it's output dial sheared right off.
- There were pistachio shells all over our robot! They rammed our crate and then ate lunch over it!
Anyway, the incident has actually made me happy. Since we have to go to the Maryland State Fair and the Duel on the Delaware still, we're going to build Phoenix, a new robot based off of the drive train and pieces of Functional Decoration that embodies all that we've learned about this game. Woohoo!
Anyone have a replacement light dome set or extra suction cups they'd be willing to give us? Will trade for Fisher-Price motors...