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4.3.4. Required Crate Contents
Teams must include the robot and may include the two batteries and other equipment. When shipping the batteries in the crate, carefully and completely follow all instructions listed above in “Battery Packaging.”
1) Non-North American teams cannot ship batteries with their crate(s). They must make arrangements with FIRST to pick up a battery for competition at their initial event.)
2) SAFETY NOTE: Don’t pack all of your safety glasses in your crate. You will need them when uncrating!
FIRST will allow you to keep all of your robot controls (Operator Interface, OI power supply, joysticks, etc.) and not ship them with your robot on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. This will allow you to continue to work on your programming. If you decide not to ship controls with your robot, remember to bring them to your initial competition. FIRST does not have replacement controls.
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It looks like they have cleared up one of the questions that comes up year after year. You do not HAVE to ship the 2 batteries but you MAY if you want to. I suppose you cannot ship more than 2 though?
It also looks like they are still going to get hit with the obligatory "Can we keep the Robot Controller? Is it part of the robot controls?" question. I am pretty sure we couldn't keep is in 2005 and 2006 but I seem to remember we could in 2004. Someone correct me if I am remembering incorrectly. In any case, if we can't keep the RC the what is the point of the statement "This will allow you to continue to work on your programming."?