roboRIO shipped today

[jhersh]

Originally Posted by cbf

So what's the point in letting us order this early?

We were hoping to set this up and at least load a simple drive program on a spare chassis to get some experience before kickoff.

My understanding is that a number of teams have budgetary restrictions that limit when they can spend their money. There were a number of requests to provide the hardware "early" so that the money was spent in Q4 2014 instead of Q1 2015.

It may also be convenient for teams to have the hardware in hand on kick-off instead of waiting for shipping after kick-off.

Perhaps work with a beta team to gain experience before kick-off. That is part of their mission.