5338 Robolocos Robot Stolen

[alephzer0]

Originally Posted by JesseK

I just heard about this; we are on it! The Region's Sr. Mentor is coordinating efforts with local teams and organizations to get 5338 off the ground again. If you'd like to help (hopefully he won't mind me doing this) email Don Brobst (dbrobst at usfirst.org).

Where is Knoxville? If it is anywhere near us, Team 1257 would be happy to help. We have had teams help us off the ground in the past, and we want to pay it forward.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by alephzer0

Where is Knoxville? If it is anywhere near us, Team 1257 would be happy to help. We have had teams help us off the ground in the past, and we want to pay it forward.

5338 is from Ashburn, VA (~20 miles west of DC). There are several good well-resourced teams in their immediate area, including 116, 612, 623 & 1885. I honestly don't know what their biggest hurdle is, be it time, parts or otherwise. I'll know more in the coming days if they don't get on here themselves.

[Banderoonies]

Originally Posted by JesseK

RoboLoco just tweeted a link to a page for support: http://tnfirst.org/?page_id=2699

Just went out there but the site does not have a security cert. Cant put Credit card number in. any other ways to submit?

[guniv]

We donated $200. Awful that this happened in Knoxville. Good luck to 5338!

[Sperkowsky]

My guess is whoever stole the truck could care less about the robot inside. They would probably give back the robot if they could the truck, and tools on the other hand they have most likely already sold.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by Banderoonies

Just went out there but the site does not have a security cert. Cant put Credit card number in. any other ways to submit?

Hmm, that is concerning. I'm not sure if there are other ways. I have a meeting with a few people tonight, I'll see what can be setup.

[Citrus Dad]

Here's an article in the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...f6a_story.html

[TheJoe]

279 stayed in the same hotel as the Roblocos and got to know their team pretty well. It's a shame, what happened.

We've got a few fundraisers coming up that we plan on donating completely to 5338.

Good luck in St. Louis, hopefully you have your practice bot ready!

[JesseK]

I was able to stop by for a few hours on Saturday. They quite literally lost everything - wires, wrenches, bolts, etc.

Their practice robot was being re-wired with the help of 116's electrical team since they didn't have the correct wiring size for a few things. Their intake was nearly complete. Their lift carriage was completed and waiting for the rest of the robot. Their top bar, with 2 constant-force springs was almost ready. Their crate was being painted as I left. They also met on Sunday, but I wasn't able to make it out. They had a hard deadline to ship by today (Tuesday) just like the DCMP teams do.

They had a guy from the community stop by to give them some pizza from Domino's. The Washington Redskins gave them a 'care package', which is cool on the surface. There has been plenty of support by the Loudon County execs from various entities. I think if a few teams stop by to help with any unexpected things that pop up, they'll do great things at Champs.

[planetbrilliant]

Just telling everyone that the robot and tools have been found - http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...hreadid=136613