View Single Post
  #51   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-16-2007, 11:00 AM
Ian Curtis Ian Curtis is offline
Best Available Data
FRC #1778 (Chill Out!)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Rookie Year: 2004
Location: Puget Sound
Posts: 2,520
Ian Curtis has a reputation beyond reputeIan Curtis has a reputation beyond reputeIan Curtis has a reputation beyond reputeIan Curtis has a reputation beyond reputeIan Curtis has a reputation beyond reputeIan Curtis has a reputation beyond reputeIan Curtis has a reputation beyond reputeIan Curtis has a reputation beyond reputeIan Curtis has a reputation beyond reputeIan Curtis has a reputation beyond reputeIan Curtis has a reputation beyond repute
Re: To extend or not to extend the ship date!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Billfred View Post
One thing that should probably be noted is that robots have come together under far worse conditions. Might I note, for the record, then-rookies 1396 at the Championship in 2004? They came to Atlanta on Thursday morning to find an empty pit--no crate. By the time the pits closed that night, they had a box on wheels in motion. I should further emphasize that this was pre-Kitbot FIRST. What's more, they finished around the middle of the Archimedes division, which was pretty stacked that year (including stacked with the eventual world champions). If it can be done under those conditions in 12 hours, it can be done in most any situation.
While this is impressive, it was by no means accomplished alone. I can't find the original account, but many many teams turned out to help with the "One Day Wonder." So take comfort in that if you must ship a box of parts, every team with man power to spare (and some who don't have manpower to spare) will be there to help you out.
__________________
CHILL OUT! | Aero Stability & Control Engineer
Adam Savage's Obsessions (TED Talk) (Part 2)
It is much easier to call someone else a genius than admit to yourself that you are lazy. - Dave Gingery
Reply With Quote