Finally! Who has shipped?

[DirtyBird213]

We crated at noon and packed up the robot and batteries. We then thought we would be clever and drive the robot to our FEDEX facility. When we got inside we found out that they do not accept any packages over 150 pounds. So we scrambled to call the freight pick up and got our robot loaded from in front of the school at 4:35pm. Now I can breath again!!!! So lesson learned- Don't be clever just call and get it picked up.

[Madison]

Since I've been sitting in bed sick, I have no idea if or when our robot was shipped -- but I'm sure happy that it's gone

[OneAngryDaisy]

FedEx told us they'd be here between 3 and 5 in the afternoon... We started welding the final pieces on the frame at 3 PM, and just as luck had it, the FedEx guy walked right in at 3:10... And then we discovered that a brace in our crate wouldn't allow our robot to go in fully, so after much chaos Miss Daisy sped away...

[MisterX]

I would like to announace that for the first time in team 521 history we had our last screw into the crate before the FEDEX truck showed up ( often the robot isn't even in)!!!!! The last sheet of wrap was cut at appox. 2:47 and the robot was officially off of our hands at 3:56. At the time of ship we weighed apporx. 129 and had "functional" dead reackoning for both sides of field and a line tracker. All that we should have to be doing in the pits is fine tuning!

P.S. best of luck to everbody this year and to all those with shipping woes my heart goes out to you as we have been there before all to often.

[Billfred]

1293 was in the hizzouse at about 10:30 making the final rounds of shrink wrap.

Actually, we were out of the hizzouse. We were just outside the lab where we were building, standing in SLEET and working on securing the robot and the small bags of parts by the high beams of my Civic.

I believe that 1293 will need about 20-30 minutes of final prep--we have to mount our protection (the front off a retired Piggly Wiggly shopping cart), and get our LEDs working the way we want 'em to. Oh, and get the numbers on the robot.

I think that's about all we have to do...oh, and tell the visiting teams how to survive Columbia, SC. (We're gonna be at the Palmetto regional in the mah-velous Colonial Center, all of ten minutes away from Irmo High School--slightly longer for the rest of 1293's better halves.)

[nick_champ_2]

As of 2-25-2004 @ 9:40e are still at school trying to get the three extras working we will post a picture of the final product after everyone has shipped. spec. one arm that can grab the bar, a way to grab the mobil goal, and a way that can pull the 118 lbs. off the ground 6 ft. we will be at the school until probably 3 o'clock. this is not the first time that our team has stayed this long. we did it last year. our whole team is extreamly tired and need a ton of sleep.

[Sscamatt]

you guys are lucky, we get kicked out at like 10pm when the janitors leave...if we want them to stay we have to pay...are you paying for someone to be at the school?

[Redhead Jokes]

Originally Posted by ToMMan b182

Who else has shipped their bots, and how much work needs to be done at the regionals?

Finally finished packing 2:30a, Fed ex picks it up today 3p. They say 12 hours minimum to do Thu at Phoenix.

[marlon_jbt]

Well, we finally screwed our last wing nut on at exactly 5:00AM Eastern Time. Took us 30 minutes to get out robot inside the crate, and tied down.

[Arefin Bari]

i got home about 2 in the morning and the robot is pretty much done... software still needs to work on it... also some adjustment needs to be done... and as far as shipping goes... we got together bunch off tools to send in with the crate... and going to pack that crate in half an hour today after school...

it was a great building season... good luck to you all and see you all @ competition...

[Ricky Q.]

269 was in the crate at 9:45PM last night, after some good old weight reduction and taking off what didn't work. I'll see my robot in St. Louis in 14 days!

[Andy Brockway]

We are crated and at our sponsors dock (10:30 last night) Still might have a weight problem

[Robo-Knights]

Shipping today at 1pm. we have spent many nights and still have more to do at the Chesapealke Regional. We can't wait to meet everybody!We are a rookie team #1446

[Jessica Boucher]

Congratulations to all who crated (or are in the midst of crating)! Getting through the six weeks is the first hurdle, and you're all well on your way to an exciting season.

Now, lets see some pictures of these beauties

[steven114]

We put ours in the crate at 9pm last night, it's leaving this morning. Of course, an hour before we crated it a pot on our sensor got smashed to bits and a wire desoldered itself. Then half an hour later a Victor went kaput. Fixed the first two, but didn't have time for the Victor replacement...
That's what Thursday at Sacramento is for