RoboDawG Truck and Trailer stolen from Toronto Area

[216Robochick288]

Unfortunately we rent our trailers, so we cant put easily identifiable logos on the side as we don't own them...

[Ether]

Originally Posted by 216Robochick288

Unfortunately we rent our trailers, so we cant put easily identifiable logos on the side as we don't own them...

You linked to my post so I assume you were commenting on the link I provided there.

The suggestions in that thread go way beyond putting logos on the trailer. There are effective security measures that can be taken with rented trailers.

Again, I realize this is too late to help you, and my blood boils when I think about people stealing trailers they know contain the property of teams of high-schoolers.

But maybe this could help avoid heartbreak for other teams in the future.

[216Robochick288]

Originally Posted by Ether

You linked to my post so I assume you were commenting on the link I provided there.

The suggestions in that thread go way beyond putting logos on the trailer. There are effective security measures that can be taken with rented trailers.

Again, I realize this is too late to help you, and my blood boils when I think about people stealing trailers they know contain the property of teams of high-schoolers.

But maybe this could help avoid heartbreak for other teams in the future.

Yes, and thank you so much for the link! I agree, whomever finds it alright to steal, let alone from a high school robotics team, needs a lesson. As horrible as this all is, we hope to perform our best at one of our favourite competitions.

Also, Suj, I am not sure which part of Oshawa they are in. Thank you so much for forwarding the message!

[lakstick]

The hotel is the Quality Hotel and Conference Center.

[Moriarty]

Do any of the belongings have any sort of tracking ability? A smartphone perhaps? Anything of that sort? Even if its not currently on but has the ability to be tracked you could set up a watch for it for when it is inevitably turned on (if the trailer is eventually broken into and the belongings attempted to be sold) With modern technology this is certainly becoming a feature... although I think most of them require prior setup to being stolen. Perhaps ask anyone on the team if their phone was stolen whether they had any such app on their phone?

[suj]

Well this is lame, which part of Oshawa was it exactly? I will alert my friends who go to UOIT to keep an eye out for it I'll also post this on my teams facebook page!

[Alex2614]

Originally Posted by 216Robochick288

Unfortunately we rent our trailers, so we cant put easily identifiable logos on the side as we don't own them...

You can put magnets on it. Won't be nearly as big as they have been talking about, but you can get them fairly large.