Where to mount the battery?

[Foster]

I'll agree that you can't design the 2014 robot until January, but once kickoff starts, you need to have the battery front and center in your design process.

Key thing is the ability to get to and RAPIDLY change the battery. Nothing is worse than having a battery that takes 10 minutes to change. It should be something you can do with the robot upright. There is nothing more scary or less safe that propping a robot up on saw horses while a roboteer climbs under to replace the battery.

1640 builds custom heat formed boxes every year to hold the battery securely in place. The new mounts that Dean posted would also be a great first pass.

Good luck!