Multiple Bags - Bag + Tag

[Brandon_L]

Minibot, bumpers, and batteries do not have to be bagged or crated up and shipped. In the past, we just threw our bumpers and a few batteries in the crate with the bot but this year were bag n tag so we are just bringing them separately.

[dtengineering]

Originally Posted by Brandon_L

Minibot, bumpers, and batteries do not have to be bagged or crated up and shipped.

I concur on the fact that the Minibot and batteries don't have to be in the crate/bag, but the bumpers DO have to be shipped UNLESS they are going to be part of your withholding allowance (and they'll be a pretty big chunk of it.)

Check rule R33 for what is excluded from the withholding allowance and while you will see the minibot, batteries and operator console on the list you will NOT see bumpers.

Your bumpers must be in the crate and shipped, OR in the bag and untouched as of midnight Tuesday. (Or built entirely at the event, or brought in as part of your withholding allowance.)

Jason

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

I concur on the fact that the Minibot and batteries don't have to be in the crate/bag, but the bumpers DO have to be shipped UNLESS they are going to be part of your withholding allowance (and they'll be a pretty big chunk of it.)

Check rule R33 for what is excluded from the withholding allowance and while you will see the minibot, batteries and operator console on the list you will NOT see bumpers.

Your bumpers must be in the crate and shipped, OR in the bag and untouched as of midnight Tuesday. (Or built entirely at the event, or brought in as part of your withholding allowance.)

Jason

I'm not absolutely sure, but here's my observations:
The rules make no mention of bumpers being required to be in the bag, nor do they say anything about the bumpers not being part of the withholding allowance's weight.

Note R33 and the definition of Withholding Allowance in the glossary.

If I missed something, let me know, but the bumpers are really not mentioned at all, it seems.

[Karibou]

Bagging is the same as shipping - the bag is just a cheap, flexible crate. You have to ship your bumpers with your robot (assuming you don't use your withholding allowance for them), so you must bag them. The only thing that is explicitly exempted from the 30 lbs that may remain outside of the bag (crate) is the Operator Console.

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Hints for ease of transportation:

If your bumpers are segmented (an individual piece for every side of the robot), just toss them on top of the robot and bag it, problem solved.

If your bumpers are in one "continuous" piece, either a) leave them on the robot (the maximum robot length and width is 28x38 to allow it to fit through standard doorways with the bumpers on), or b) tilt them so that they don't lay parallel to the floor, but they're still supported by the robot. If you go with option a), DO NOT lift the bot by the bumpers. Lift from the bottom of the frame.

[Brandon_L]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

I concur on the fact that the Minibot and batteries don't have to be in the crate/bag, but the bumpers DO have to be shipped UNLESS they are going to be part of your withholding allowance (and they'll be a pretty big chunk of it.)
Jason

eek, I should probably read up on that. Sorry!