[FTC]: [FTC] Kits Shipped???

[Bob Steele]

We JUST got an email from FIRST indicating that our kit had been shipped TODAY.... Ship date 9-5-08...
I checked FedEx and they don't have an expected delivery date yet associated with the Fedex number they sent...

breaking news.... I now have a delivery date of 9-10-08... package weighs 37 lbs...that's a big baby!!!

I wonder what LabView for FTC is going to look like? I would imagine we will be getting VI's for the various modules...and the NXT toolkit.... perhaps a vision of things to come for FRC....

I would expect LabView for FRC to be in our KOP...

It will be nice to get the FTC kit finally...

[gdo]

Ours just arrive about 2 hours ago, I've been sorting through the stuff, and saw a few things I wasn't happy with, mainly the lack of the Servo Controller and Motor Controller, on a piece of paper they noted, that because of the large requirment of the parts, there is a back-log on these two parts.

We getting pictures processed and ASAP we will get the pictures uploaded and a link will be posted

[Lowfategg]

Originally Posted by gdo

Ours just arrive about 2 hours ago, I've been sorting through the stuff, and saw a few things I wasn't happy with, mainly the lack of the Servo Controller and Motor Controller, on a piece of paper they noted, that because of the large requirment of the parts, there is a back-log on these two parts.

We getting pictures processed and ASAP we will get the pictures uploaded and a link will be posted

So wait, the motor and servo controller is missing?

[Rick]

Originally Posted by Lowfategg

So wait, the motor and servo controller is missing?

Missing here too.

[Bob Steele]

Yup
after waiting an extra week along with the entire summer...

Dear FTC Team
Thank you for participation in the First Tech Challenge 2009. The two items listed below are back-ordered due to unexpected shipping delays. you can expect delivery of these items within a few days.

Please accept our apology for this delay. If you have any questions...blah blah blah

Items back-ordered

(1) HiTechnic DC Motor controller interface
(1) HiTechnic R/C Servo motor controller interface

Go figure

[Bob Steele]

Here is the breaking news...
The rest of the kit (two missing parts) Shipped 9-11-08
Expected receipt 9-16-08 (Tuesday)
We are in Seattle... so maybe earlier for some...

it will be nice to have the whole kit... AND the game on Saturday..
We will have to see what they mean by being able to use extra aluminum and polycarbonate sheet

R

[ttldomination]

We ordered our kit a couple days ago, I hope we get the missing parts with them...

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by ttldomination

We ordered our kit a couple days ago, I hope we get the missing parts with them...

I saw our full kit for the first time last night. There are definitely a ton of parts to it. I have to keep reminding myself that I'm FRC-focused this year because we have tons to do in the offseason and I don't want to get burned out too quickly (of course the 74 applicants who applied for FRC and FTC at the school might try to sway me otherwise...)