What to do with old robots?

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by Bcahn836

What does your team do with the old robots? My team has been participating in FIRST for three years now, and we are running out of space in the shop. What does your team do with the old robots?

My Old HS (McKee HS) well thankfully they have a big area just dedicated to the robotics team / class - so all their robots are still active but retired and in one piece and they all do all sorts of sponsorship type demos and orientations and what not - there was only one instance but do not quote me in which they had to take one of thier pride and joys apart for schematics for a part. Thus far though each of their girls are still in one piece and most if not all their innerds are in still prime working condition with a few exceptions - (motors - pneumatics etc - the stuff that can barely be replaced with the more modern KOP that have been recently given out)

As long as you have the space you can still keep them in one piece, previous years robots come in handy for training the rookie kids on how to drive different robots (both dimensions and programming) and even if you don't have the space you should really fight to get more space for the team, a team could start out as small as a rookie team and end up as big as Chief Delphi - Moe or TJ2 within just a few months espicially if you merge with another school or something.

[AJL930]

Our First robot was in several pieces before last season even began, during the build we ripped those pieces apart for the robot. Our second robot from two seasons ago is still in operating condition, we use that one for demonstrations at schools and companies. Last years robots frame is still intact but all the motors and electronics have been taken out. The owner of the shop were we built the robot wants to hang it on his wall of his office. I dont know what will happen to this years robot, I guess we will have to wait until next season to find out.