[Andy Brockway]

According to FIRST Q&A, you do not have to ship your batteries with your robot. I am hoping they followup with a formal rule change in the updates.

D: 1447 Section: 6.3.4 Status: Answered Date Answered: 2/3/2005
Q: Referring to ID 1372 answer, without regard to distance, can we always bring, never ship, batteries?

A: You may always bring batteries. If you ship them in your crate, you must adhere to the battery shipping rules.