Hello Vex Forum! As my team’s season has recently begun, as many of yours has, we have ran into a dilemma. The bins we used to store our VIQ robots are WAY to small for a full sized VRC robot. We would also like to be able to keep a selection of parts in our bin for competitions. This is is why I come with the question:
How do you store/transport your VRC robot?
Do you get a bin from Walmart or from a specific bin retailer? Do you even use a bin or do you use a fancy carrying case? I have attached a picture of my current bin.
this is what most teams use. they are probably the best option although when transporting (like in a car or bus) you have to take the wheels off so they don’t break. my school has used them for a couple years now and they work great.
My coach bought us some crates off a very well known robotics source “RoboSource” The crates lasted the last 2 years, still holding up. Just attach the wheels tightly, our other team lost theirs on the trip to worlds in tipping point.
My team is considering getting a Robosource crate, but as of now we just use one of those large plastic bins that you can buy from Walmart or Home Depot. Has plenty of room for two robots (my school has two teams right now), with space for parts as well.
We have the robosource boxes, but we only use them when we travel. We have found that they are cumbersome and difficult to fit in some vehicles. For day-to-day storage and local comps we use these black tubs from Costco and keep tools/hardware in these Walmart toolboxes we also like to use Costco folding wagons to get the tubs and toolboxes to comps. Those wagons and tubs fit in any vehicle’s back seat or trunk.
Love it😉. I looked at the robosource cases and they are like $200.00. As my team doesn’t get school funding, and my pockets aren’t very deep, that will not work. Thank you all for the suggestions!
That is how QCC2 robots got around the region and to Worlds during Skyrise.
I would recommend having a sturdy grab point for lugging the robot around - vs trying to lift the robot by a weak spot on the robot that impacts ability to score.
A quick update, we are now using these bins we had lying in our garage. It is about 16 inches wide so it snugly fits our robot. It is not very tall, though, so they may not work for every team.
