[MrForbes]

This is the crate we made this year. Weight was low enough that we didn't get charged overage with just the robot in it.

Also it has a modular design, held together with deck screws, the top and sides can be quickly removed so the crate can be stored "flat"--we don't have suitable storage for the assembled crate, which is why we had to build a third one in three years. This one might work for 2009 as well. Note also that it's not quite full height, we decided to make the robot so that it could be quickly "folded" to a lower height, which makes it so much easier to transport in the back of a school van for demonstrations.