Taking Minibots on Airplanes

[Jeffy]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Dale,
I would think the Tetrix battery would raise some eyebrows as well.

Explain what it is, and you shouldn't have a problem as long as its checked. I have traveled with NiCad, NiMH, and Lithium-Polymer batteries.

[DavidGitz]

About 7 years ago, some students I know from my college were traveling by air to an IEEE Robotics competition. Their robot had a lot of exposed wires and circuit boards. Even though they were checking it in a container, TSA made them take their robot completely apart and they had to rebuild it at their competition. I think this was an extreme situation and there aren't as elements on the minibot that can be "scary" to TSA, but on the same hand I would do what it takes to not have it go through TSA.