pic: Marshmallow roast around last year's robot

[nixiebunny]

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[Justin Montois]

This is such a crazy picture!

A robot burning ritual is kinda cool and crazy!

[Munchskull]

Wooden robot. Gotcha.

[smitikshah]

Wow! I don't think I could ever come to terms with burning a robot - I think our teams tears would well extinguish the fire.

But that is insane! Did the s'mores have a metallic taste to them haha?!

[SenorZ]

Living the dream.

[Munchskull]

Originally Posted by smitikshah

Wow! I don't think I could ever come to terms with burning a robot - I think our teams tears would well extinguish the fire.

But that is insane! Did the s'mores have a metallic taste to them haha?!

Bit Buckets is know for having wooden robots. If I remember right the laser cut Baltic Birch for their frames. I assume they removed the gears and electronics. Thus very little metal.

[smitikshah]

Originally Posted by Munchskull

Bit Buckets is know for having wooden robots. If I remember right the laser cut Baltic Birch for their frames. I assume they removed the gears and electronics. Thus very little metal.

I see. With a little searching I found from their website: "In 2014-2015 for the first time since our first year we went to world championships by winning the Arizona regional with our lazier cut wooden robot".

Assuming 'lazier' was supposed to say laser (unless I'm missing some joke or info about lazier cutting), you recalled correctly.

[Travis Hoffman]

Too bad you didn't have any M-250's lying around....

[Catherine57]

I have been floating the idea of a bonfire to dispose of this year's plywood field elements. I don't think anyone will be sorry to see that massive tower go. I don't even want to think about how much time and effort we've spent dragging that thing in and out of our build room every meeting so we can access the rest of the room.

[Oblarg]

Originally Posted by Catherine57

I have been floating the idea of a bonfire to dispose of this year's plywood field elements. I don't think anyone will be sorry to see that massive tower go. I don't even want to think about how much time and effort we've spent dragging that thing in and out of our build room every meeting so we can access the rest of the room.

We were considering this, too, until someone actually dug up the local bonfire regulations and found that it's illegal to burn lumber (as opposed to firewood, which is fine). Bummer.

[Chak]

"Recycle Rush? What's that, some sort of charity marathon?"

[Ginger Power]

I wish I could burn my team's 2015 robot...

[Koko Ed]

Mmmmmm!

[Vale]

As much as this might not be good for global warming, rest in flames, Ol' Stack Overflow, for you shall be remembered in picture and video archival systems.

Otherwise, y'all have guts to set your robot from last year aflame. Dang.

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by nixiebunny

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YOU DID WHAT??!!!!

Originally Posted by smitikshah

Wow! I don't think I could ever come to terms with burning a robot - I think our teams tears would well extinguish the fire.

I don't think I could either.

Originally Posted by Munchskull

...I assume they removed the gears and electronics. Thus very little metal.

Probably, or at least hopefully! Why would anyone burn expensive electronics like a RoboRIO and PDP?

Originally Posted by Catherine57

I have been floating the idea of a bonfire to dispose of this year's plywood field elements. I don't think anyone will be sorry to see that massive tower go. I don't even want to think about how much time and effort we've spent dragging that thing in and out of our build room every meeting so we can access the rest of the room.

Not a bad idea! Is there a more satisfying way to dispose of something that caused difficulty and frustration?

Originally Posted by Gravity

...We do have a spare crate from champs lying around though...

How could you?!