What should we make sure to bring to our first competition we want to be as prepared as we can possibly be.
Bring you air pump if you have pneu.atocs we forgot purs at the last comp. Bing extra motors bring extension cords and power strips so you can charge batteries and your computers. Bring laptop with your most current versions of code so if you have to change something you can. Bring any setting tools you use for autons. Bring canned air if you have overheating issues. Bring extra gears screws beaeing nuts and aluminum so if you need to fix something you can. Also Bring the robot it’s kinda important.
Bring tools! They are so important to everything, if your mid match, and your controller has issues, having a tool to reset your controller, can be the difference between a win, or a loss. Also bring a competition switch to test the autonomous code, if you tweak your code.
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There was a topic yesterday about this.
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I know i’m just looking for more answers
Like what? I can probably answer your questions.
Here is my checklist if it helps:
Air Pump (pnuematics)
Spare Batteries
Rubber Bands
Tools
Safety Glasses
Extra Motors/Gear Pods
Extra Controller (if team has one)
Extra Brain (if team has one)
Spare Parts:
-Assorted Screws
-C Channel
-Bearing Flats
-Assorted Standoffs
-Axles
-(anything your robot uses that could break or need replacing)
Computer (for coding)
Competition Switch (for testing Auton)
Download Cable
Food
Water
Snacks
Money
Something to entertain yourself between matches if needed (phone, book, handheld game console, contemplating decision to commit your life to robotics, etc)
(let me know if I missed anything)
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you can run autonomous without a competition switch
Battery powered fan to cool motors. Yes, freeze spray works in an emergency. But our team just keeps a fan on the motors at all times.
Battery’s and lots of them.
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