[mtaman02]

I guess there are not alot of teams who enjoy the Shepard & FedEx services. These companies were hired to ship our goods b/c many teams do not have the capability (Money and proper equipment) to ship it themselves. If you want to carry your robot around with you everywhere you go then so be it, petition FIRST to make it an option to have your robot transported any way you like, Whether you teleport it, FedEx it, UPS it, DHL it, drag it behind your vehicle. FIRST went out of the way to get a company to take care of this issue and you should use it to the fullest extent that is allowed in their contract. But once you take the responsiblity of handling your robot you must stick to it from start to finish - The only time FIRST will step in is when the robot is being transported from the school to its first regional - so that the robot is out of team hands. After that it is the teams responsiblility to have the robot at its next event unchanged from when it left its first destination. Which means every detail about the robot will be recorded from its first regional to its next event to ensure no MAJOR changes were made other then the obvious wear and tear parts. The teams want responsiblilty to ship their robots from the championship fine you can have it but you will have to do it throughout the entire season.


BTW: If you feel compelled to negative point me please do so just remember one thing - They're just dots and really hold no meaning =).