batteries,controls, why ship

[johnr]

i understand the intent of rule, but can you or can you not bring second controller to comp? if no, good rule. if yes, then what is the point?

[jacob07]

This rule takes the prize. Im not sure what would be the point of shipping your controller.

[Dave Flowerday]

Originally Posted by ICE MAN

we never ship our controls and batteries we just bring them to the comp. with us. i have never been told not to and no one has ever questioned us so i think you will be fine as long as you bring the controls and the batteries with you and not ship them in another crate with the robot.

Are you advocating that people blatantly violate the rules this year (I certainly hope not) or are you just not aware that there's a specific rule requiring you to ship your controls and kit batteries?

[ntroup]

Originally Posted by ICE MAN

i have never been told not to and no one has ever questioned us so i think you will be fine as long as you bring the controls and the batteries with you and not ship them in another crate with the robot.

Unless you are reading a different set of Q&As and Team Updates than I am, I believe you are incorrect:

Team Update 9

NEW: Required Crate Contents
Teams must include:
the Robot
the Operator Console
o See section 8 for definition of Operator Console
o If you use a computer as part of the Console, you do not have to ship
the computer, but may not continue to program your dashboard
the two (2) Kit of Parts 12VDC batteries

This pretty much states you NEED to ship OI and Batteries.

This is -different- from years past, but is the rules for 2007.

-Nate

[Hieb]

I really think this is an inconvenience, but I can't really see it as much of a disadvantage. The teams with the resources and ability to build multiple 'bots will still do so. They will also be the teams with controllers from previous years and batteries from previous years, so the teams that could practice before can still practice now, while those of us without those resources won't have a practice bot anyway.

My 1 disappointment with this rule is this--since we have a small team (5 or 6 members that show up on a (semi)regular basis) every minute in the shop is focused on actually completing our robot. My original intent was to use the weeks between ship date and our regional to design and build a killer control console. Oh well--a cardboard box full of controls it is, then.