Bari Day 1

It felt like the longest day of our trip so far. We only set off from our apartment at 12:00 noon. Yesterday, the boys had put the finishing touches to the software in the large kitchen-living room. Now it was time to test, test, test.

First impression of the competition site: It had been announced that we could have registered from 14:00. That's why we set off so early to be the first. But as a digital native, I'm not so good with my phone, so I missed the email that arrived in the morning(!) saying that we could register from 12:00. (Another piece of the puzzle of bad communication).

Also, no separate team area, no place for us coaches to stay. Well, that was the least of it...

So the teams were immediately sent to the test arenas, where different components were used than later in the competition arenas, and not all of them! BioBrause's loading mechanism was not set up for the thicker balls, so they looked for someone who brought a 3D printer to print out a modified "cup". (It worked and the next morning BioBrause got it!!! That's RoboCup!) It wasn't needed after all, because the competition balls were different after all.

After an exciting day, we then had to go to a DIY store to get some extra materials. Shopping was also on our list. And finally, we needed some food. We finished eating at 9:30 pm.

What a day!