pic: Sir, your robot is illegal

[Andy Baker]

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[Chinmay]

Love the picture! It reminded me about this meme





Taken from Facebook's Robotics Memes
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roboti...07270772736087

[LeelandS]

That feeling when you're being told your robot is illegal, despire having passed inspections and both the regional level, and the championship inspection. It's not a good one...

I know that feeling Andy... 2010 will forever be an infamous year for 1126.

[JB987]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

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We shared the pain, Andy. We noticed a late response to a Q and A question regarding painting of air tanks being regarded as "modification" and had to switch out our 10 black tank manifold that served double as our ball chamber just days before bagging. We had a talk with some of the Clippard guys at Champs and they said they are likely going to be manufacturing their tanks in color soon so have faith and hope their choices includes purple

[Richard Wallace]

It happens. Even to the best.

I agree, Mary's expression is priceless.

[Gary Dillard]

Couldn't you have had AndyMark quickly create a part number am-2007P for a purple COTS tank?

[IndySam]

I told him that at the shop

[Ian Curtis]

I wish I had thought of this pun...



Next year will we be allowed to paint the tanks?

[RoboMom]

And it only took 3 LRI's!
These pics are all great.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

And it only took 3 LRI's!

I can just imagine the pickle it put them in, having to tell Andy.

They done good.

Jane

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

And it only took 3 LRI's!
These pics are all great.

I was informed but chose to stay out of the picture. Andy found me later...

The count is four if you include Andy.

[Wayne Doenges]

At BMR I had to tell Andy that their robot weighed 122 pounds. Andy said "What was the weight really?"
Chris is having way too much fun.

[Chris Fultz]

Andy,

We distracted them as long as we could with our illegal bumpers, but they still found you.

[Retired Starman]

Yep, I've been ruling painted plastic tanks illegal for a couple of years now. You just can't tell what effect the chemicals in the paint are going to have on the strength of the plastic, and you never know what type paint was used. Wish the team had been at Smoky Mountain or Peachtree. Would have saved some grief at the Championships.

Dr. Bob

Chairman's Award is not about building the robot. Every team builds a robot.

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

I was informed but chose to stay out of the picture. Andy found me later...

The count is four if you include Andy.

I lost count because I was distracted by Mr. Baker's eye wear configuration and the body language by all parties present.

Let me count the ways I love this photo...