CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #538

[Billfred]

Stat junkies welcome! (No really, I've got over a decade of spreadsheets if you're that eager...)

The scores after the last round:

GaryVoshol	59
Jim Wilks	58
cgmv123	54
EricH	50
Jon Stratis	49
DonRotolo	48
Taylor	42
efoote868	34
rsisk	30
Wayne Doenges	29
dodar	27
Al Skierkiewicz	23
MARS_James	19
orangemoore	16
Jay O'Donnell	8
Barry Bonzack	4
Daniel_LaFleur	4
IndySam	2
Tom Ore	1
Bruce Newendorp	1

And the picture:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/26462

As always, the deadline is nominally Saturday at midnight Eastern.

Go!

[EricH]

The robotics team suddenly decides to build a go-kart during Week 4.

No offense to the kid but if he wants to actually have a chance at getting the lift bonuses at the end of the match he's going to have to start going to a gym that isn't in a pokemon game.

[MARS_James]

What we all didn't realize at the time was this was clearly a game hint for a game years in the future: The shoes on the left are clearly made of retro-reflective material

[efoote868]

Purely autonomous, best low rung scoring robot of Rack 'n Roll.

[Taylor]

In 2012 we played the entire season with a wrench stuck in our chassis. But nothing like this.

[Wayne Doenges]

Little Timmy always dreamt of being a major part of a winning robotics team. He just never dreamt of being a major part of a robot.

[dodar]

Never fall asleep at a robotics lab, or you will have a robot built around you.

[GaryVoshol]

If he goes on a diet, he might make the 120# weight limit. (He's already started swiss-cheesing his jeans.) But implementing 4wd is going to be tough.

[cgmv123]

They sold their control system and motors to get enough money to convince the inspectors to pass them. It was not a bribe. They were very clear about that.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

"Now I see the problem, it's right here!"
While it is important to become one with your robot, it is not necessary for you to completely tear it down to find a minor problem.
(Max, we can't be bought...but we can be rented.LOL)

[DonRotolo]

Like most teams, 538 will build a robot out of anything that stands still long enough to be bolted on.

[Jim Wilks]

This version was great on batteries, but very poor at responding to the drive team's plans.

[Billfred]

Sorry about the delay, guys. I worked late and more or less flopped into the bed!

First place goes to:

Originally Posted by Taylor

In 2012 we played the entire season with a wrench stuck in our chassis. But nothing like this.

Second place goes to:

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

If he goes on a diet, he might make the 120# weight limit. (He's already started swiss-cheesing his jeans.) But implementing 4wd is going to be tough.

Honorable mentions go to:

1) Wayne Doenges
2) dodar
3) cgmv123
4) Al Skierkiewicz
5) Jim Wilks

And the burn award goes to:

Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence

No offense to the kid but if he wants to actually have a chance at getting the lift bonuses at the end of the match he's going to have to start going to a gym that isn't in a pokemon game.

Which means the scores are:

GaryVoshol	64
Jim Wilks	60
cgmv123	56
Taylor	52
EricH	51
Jon Stratis	49
DonRotolo	49
efoote868	35
Wayne Doenges	31
rsisk	30
dodar	29
Al Skierkiewicz	25
MARS_James	20
orangemoore	16
Jay O'Donnell	8
Barry Bonzack	4
Daniel_LaFleur	4
Andrew Lawrence	3
IndySam	2
Tom Ore	1
Bruce Newendorp	1

Onward!

[Sparkyshires]

"You see Ivan, if you replace robot and chain with self and spin the wheels yooself then there are become no worries of the robot having failure!"