759 are sad to announce that after all the hard work the team has put into this years robot (see
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=36163 for a pic) that the robot has been sent back to Britain.
It turns out that whilst our robot got stuck in customs for about a week that the robot has to be sent back to the UK so that some forms can be filled in before it can be sent back to the US. There is a VERY slim chance it can be done in time, as it depends on how efficient fed Ex are. IT also means we will have to sort out payment for the turnaround etc.
First are aware and have tried as hard as they can to sort this out for us, however there is still a major chance that the robot will not get to the competition.
We are hoping that we can get a robot built on the thursday if needs be, and knowing how generous other teams are, I'm sure we will be able to get something going and running. We will still be coming to the states, and if we don't get a robot going etc, we will still be there to cheer everyone else along.
The team are very upset with what has happened but are now even more determined to compete and take part.
Stephen Denman, 759