How do most teams ship their robot to Worlds? This is our teams 2nd year and we are sending our 2 teams… but we don’t know what to send them with. Do they use wooden crates, cardboard boxes?? And do you usually put more than 1 robot in a box if 2 teams are going?
Thanks!
Take a look at this thread: https://vexforum.com/t/how-do-people-send-their-robots-to-worlds/18682/1
Thank you!
We have metal crates for the robots (see pic below, and yes, the 2921 Gateway robot “Sylvester” is inside 
). We pack the robots in them with foam, and a few extra cable ties taped to the underside of the lid, so if the crates have to be opened in the airport, we can shut them and have cable ties ready and easy to access and use.
Pic of crate in case you’re interested:
~George
We may do this. How much do they weigh? How much does it cost? We are looking at a rental house to stay in, so we could walk to the convention center, so it could have wheels put on I’m guessing. Why must you make me anxious for AFTER worlds haha? (since I’m not actually attending)
They don’t weigh much at all. I’ll check sometime with scales, no number pops out of my head atm…
As for the cost, it was made for us by Massey University, and I think we did a deal with them for the crates. So I can’t give you a cost, sorry.
We use these convenient fold-up handcarts to ferry our robots to and from our hotel and the airport:
It’s an alternative to putting wheels on the crates.
As for crates, our mentor last year made us some nice wooden crates, and this year we found two aluminum crates. 20x20x20 on the inside allows for plenty of padding, but be careful not to put too much stuff in it or you’ll be paying overweight charges to your airline.
How do you guys ship parts, tools, etc. ??
Same here! It’s a really convenient way to transport heavy crates etc.
Can anyone point me to some good instructions to build a wooden crate for a robot?
Thanks…
//Andrew
Any pointers as to where I can acquire a couple of these aluminum crates? =D
literally just 6 pieces of like 20 by 20 plywood
This year we are rollin’ in style!
We got a case company to make us some custom crates this year absolutely free!
They even custom cut the foam to fit the shape of the robots!!! 
We have one last thing to give them before they ship it to us. Since they are printing our logo on the side of the crates as well.
Did you just ask them, or did you give a presentation?
This would be really cool to get!
I have researched an 18x18x18 metal box (pre-made) and it was like a ton of money.
Our teams built one last year when we went to US Nationals. We used some boards, screws, and hinges. Not very hard to make.
Funny story there…
I actually just causally (half jokingly) asked them at a military conference that we went to.
They were like SURE we got you covered.
In the past, we’ve fit them in the remaining space in our plywood boxes or used ordinary rolling suitcases to transport everything else we’ve brought to worlds.
Though others have mentioned it before, it is worth saying again: the TSA will search your boxes both ways, so make your box easy to open (TSA-approved locks are always good to have on hand).
See you at worlds!
Not sure who you’re replying to because you didn’t quote, but that doesn’t answer the thread owner, isn’t sufficient instructions on how to build a box as asked by Andrew, nor is it relevant to the aluminum crates as asked by myself.
On a side note, we never put more than 1 robot in a box because a lot of airlines have a rule where the W+L+H cannot exceed 62", or they charge a massive over sized baggage fee. This means you’re basically limited to a 20" cubic box, which costs $20 on Alaska. Going over 50lb or 62" (2 robots in 1 box) adds an additional $50 charge.