Would you or your team ever sell your old robot(s)?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

If I were to buy any of them, it would have to be the one from '04.
Your team had a great bot that year, & more importantly one which rivaled ours with a similar mechanism for moving across & defending the bar.
And... while I did oversleep on that Saturday in Atlanta, & completely missed the match where we were on opposing alliances, I heard it was one of the most competitive matches outside of the finals on that field that year. (Archimedes was it? - I forget.)

Yep, Archimedes. As I recall, 330 won the race to the bar, at which point 237 went to herd/defend after trying to get past them.

And I certainly hope that 330's 2005 robot is never sold.

[Ericgehrken]

Is the '07 bot for sale?
It showed simplicity and dominance at its finest.

[JesseK]

'06 - Frankencat is but a frame and wheels and probably drives 20x better now than it ever did at a competition. We've scrapped many a part from it. It is the single most powerful symbol on display in our classroom -- we won Rookie All-Stars in Atlanta and the bot serves as a constant reminder that this whole program isn't about the bot.

'07 - M-Cat is mostly functional, minus some electronic debug issues. The ramps were signed by 90% of the teams who climbed them. There's too much sentimental value to the team to ever sell this bot, though we may scrap non-ramp components for future bots/projects.

'08 - We will probably never scrap anything from PAWS. It was the most technically challenging and overall successful bot we've built to date. In a year or two, we'd probably be willing to "sell" the robot to a sponsor for them to display, as it is definitely an eye-catcher.

Now, forget bots that are for sale...

What about all of these nifty carts and battery totes I saw in Atlanta? This summer's CAD workshops we will design our own versions, but it'd be awesome to get designs for the things we don't have time to get to.

[Travis Hoffman]

I don't think I'd ever advocate the sale of any of our old robots (besides, who would want them? ). The symbolic value of all the time, energy, sweat, emotion, memories, and, indeed, blood poured into each robot would far outweigh any monetary value you could attach to the machines.

48 has kept each of our 11 robots generally together. Most are functional to some degree. It's hard finding places to keep so many, especially so when you're in the process of transitioning from the old high school to the new building that opens up next year. Many that resided at the school have taken up temporary residence elsewhere. Current robot status:

1998 - in two separate pieces but could be restored - no controls. Stored in teacher's garage.

1999 - together, but all surgical tubing from the floppy conveyor rotted away. No controls. Stored in teacher's garage.

2000 - Fully functional. On display at Delphi facility.

2001 - Partially functional. On display at Delphi facility.

2002 - Partially functional. On display at Delphi facility. Extruded frame still out of whack after meeting the center goal at the same time Team 60's bot did in elims at Disney.

2003 - Fully functional. Used for obstacle/defensive bot during practice. Stored at 2010's high school.

2004 - Fully functional. Used for obstacle/defensive bot during practice. Stored at 2010's high school.

2005 - Partially functional. Slated for eventual conversion to t-shirt cannon/robotic paintball shooting platform. Stored at 2010's high school.

2006 - Functional save for ball collector. Used as a popular demo bot. Will either be stored at 379's high school or in my garage.

2007 - Fully functional. Served as pilot's (drivebase) practice bot for the 2008 season. Will either be stored at 379's high school or in my garage.

2008 - Will stay at 379's high school over the summer, where 48 will stage its summer operations while our school is closed. Thanks again to the Robocats!

Once we move into the new building, the problem of storing all these bots will still exist. Instead of selling these bots or letting them sit in some mentor's garage, my one thought would be to offer them to local venues such as Youngstown State University and Kent State - Trumbull Campus to be a part of static displays promoting FIRST programs. We already put our robots on static display at the art gallery at the local mall. Get them out where people can see them and ask questions, and who knows what kind of FIRST buzz you can generate locally?

[Arefin Bari]

Team 108:

1995: Taken apart.

1996: Taken apart.

1997: Don’t have controllers, but it’s somewhat together. It’s sitting at the school.

1998: Taken apart.

1999: Taken apart.

2000: Still together. She is used for demos.

2001: Taken apart.

2002: Chassis exists. Needs some electrical work and it should be functional.

2003: This robot was a beast. The chassis is lying around somewhere in the shop. Many parts (and spare parts) are in the shop as well.

2004: Somewhat together. Needs electrical work done and it will be functional.

2005: This is by far my favorite robot on team 108. She is fully functional. If anyone tries to take it apart, I am going to break their hands.

2006: Chassis is together. The basket is there but not attached to the robot. The shell of the shooter is lying around the shop. We will need 2 days worth of work to get that robot functional.

2007: She is sitting in the shop. She is functional. We just haven’t driven her in a while.

2008: Fully functional and getting ready for off season events.


Team 1345:

2004: I took 2004 apart when I joined the team for parts.

2005: Sir-Stax-alot has the same story as 2004.

2006: BoomBox is still together and fully functional. There are lot of memories attached to BoomBox, no one’s taking her apart.

2007: The ramps and the arm of the Condor were taken off, they are sitting at school. Condor’s Chassis is in my garage and fully functional.

2008: She had too many names. She is fully functional. We are modifying some things for off season. Some says, she looks like a vulture.