We do a full check before leaving the pit, and then have a written list we use in the staging area and on the field for placement. To be sure we don's lose it, it is written on the top of my left hand, with a sharpie*. This way it won't get lost or forgotten.
The 2008 list includes:
New Battery (s)
Battery zip-tied
Back-Up Battery zip-tied
Pneumatic bleed closed
Pneumatic air pressure over 100 psi
Hybrid Mode Set
Robot ON
IR sensor ON
* which i am sure will be determined later in my life to be causing some disease
