[robocup-nao] Nao's in the carry-on luggage

[Bernhard Hengst]

Yes, I recall that story. We sought advice before taking the AIBOs as carry
on luggage. Qantas officials told me that they were familiar with the AIBOs
and carrying them on board would not be a problem, but that we should remove
the batteries in case they accidentally start up, scare the passengers, and
cause a panic.  

Regards,
Bernhard

Bernhard Hengst    
ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems
School of Computer Science and Engineering, Room 401E, Ext: 56993
University of New South Wales  Tele: +61 2 9385-6993, (0418) 493-279


> From: "Brad Hall at CSE, UNSW" <bradh at cse.unsw.edu.au>
> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:15:46 +1000
> To: Elad Alon <elad.alon at gmail.com>
> Cc: Eran Polosetski <eranpolo at gmail.com>, <robocup-nao at cc.gatech.edu>
> Subject: Re: [robocup-nao] Nao's in the carry-on luggage
> 
> The only battery incident I've had personally was in China (Xi'an),
> where I had to remove the battery from my laptop, but I was then
> allowed to put it back in the same suitcase as the laptop.
> 
> I remember also a story that once we had to remove the battery from a
> AIBO as they were worried that it might turn itself on mid-flight.
> 
> I think they are just worried about it shorting or starting to move
> during the flight.
> 
> Cheers,
> Brad
> 
> 
> At 4:39 AM +0300 4/6/09, Elad Alon wrote:
>> Thank you very much for the very swift answer. One more question,
>> though (from me, at any rate. Eran might have some more). You
>> mentioned removing the battery, to avoid any issues. Where would you
>> put it? Take it with the carry-on luggage? Or did you mean just take
>> it out of the robot?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Elad Alon
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 04:21, Brad Hall at CSE, UNSW
>> <<mailto:bradh at cse.unsw.edu.au>bradh at cse.unsw.edu.au> wrote:
>> 
>> UNSW puts the Naos into the checked luggage.  We have suitcases and
>> then cut the foam that the Naos arrived in to suit the suitcase.
>> This actually seems safer than having them squashed into the
>> over-head luggage areas.
>> 
>> China had some strict conditions for the robots, so we were held up
>> at customs until the RoboCup representative arrived.  As a precaution
>> when we left Australia, we got our Customs to stamp a list of
>> everything we were taking out so that when we returned we could prove
>> that the robots were not new imports, but from memory there was no
>> issue.
>> 
>> I would recommend removing the battery to avoid any issues.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Brad
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> At 4:06 AM +0300 4/6/09, Eran Polosetski wrote:
>>> Hi Guys,
>>> 
>>> What kind of problems (if any) did you face when carrying Nao's in
>>> your carry-on luggage on board a flight? (not in your checked
>>> luggage...)
>>> 
>>> I heard rumors that it is better to separate the battery from the
>>> robot. So did you experience any security / luggage-weight / other
>>> problems?
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> Eran
>>> 
>>> 
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