[David Brinza]

Make your inspection faster and easier (for your team and the inspectors) by doing the following:

Have at one or maybe handful of students (mechanical, electrical, pneumatic) walk through the 2007 Inspection Checklist. Verify the list item-by-item (i.e. have the Bill of Materials hard-copy available, description of custom circuits, legal flag holder, etc.). It might be difficult to recall everything on the robot when it's not right there in front of you, but you'll still be better prepared for your inspection. As a robot inspector, I look for student's to respond to the inspection items and largely ignore mentor's comments.

Know some examples of disallowed items (last year's transmission, van door motor, IFI breaker panel, etc.). If your robot has some known deficiencies (no orange light/breaker, missing power distribution block parts, etc.) be prepared to resolve these as soon as possible in Atlanta.

P.S. I do spot-check the BOM - I look for $$$ items, identify items on the robot that have to be on the BOM (non-KOP transmissions, extra motors/Victors, aluminum extrusion, lexan, etc.). That last-minute scrawling of a few items on a scrap of paper might have worked at a regional, but isn't up to par for the Championship.