Broken RC Please help

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Well guys here's the deal. About 5 weeks into the build session after carefully guarding of the RC (robot controller interface thing) we where transferring our electronics from the mock up to the new plexi glass one. In the process the rc was accidentally dropped to the floor where it then hooked on the the jeans of one of our mentor who happened to walk by, by the radio port. The radio port was then rendered useless leaving us only the use of our tether until we could replace it.

Problem 1-The RC was replaced but we needed the original as proof of it breaking therefor we could not ship it with the robot. Would this conflict with the shipping stuff?

Problem 2- If I'm not mistaken the rc comes virgin. no default programming etc. Our programmer is no longer a part of the team (or school he was expelled for something can't remember) so the small program he wrote (just moving our FP motors so that they pulled our arm out)was erased and now we have no code and no programmer.

I was wondering if someone could provide a link to where someone with say no experience with programming can go to and learn a thing or two about it before the competitions this Thursday. Or maybe even if a team from the NJ regionals would help us program our RC

TIA
Nector