batteries,controls, why ship

[billbo911]

I don't see what all the fuss is. A rule is a rule. What is so hard to understand about that??

This little bit of "sage" advice might help you swallow this "rule" if it irritates you that much.
"Just think of the rules as a design criteria."

If you do that, then you will see that the rule is actually there to help prevent you from designing something (read that "doing something") that doesn't line up with the criteria set forth by _______. (Fill in the blank for your self.)


Personally, I see no reason to NOT ship them, unless of course, you plan on continuing to build and design after the ship date.

[maltz1881]

I can understand shipping the batteries. But to not work on programming is beyond me. We are a very small team with 11 this makes for a very difficult time for us. Do we program or do we build??? Plus we are mentoring a rookie team whom for some reason hasn't even started to build yet.http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/im...milies/ahh.gif
There team is even smaller then ours.

[Cuog]

FYI programming the robot after the end of build season is also against the rules, every year my team deals with not enough programming time, its just another obstacle in the FIRST experience.