The TFTB Robot lab only has capacity for 3 teams at a time. This means that teams will need to book out slots in order to share the lab fairly.

The first round of booking is done through the booking spreadsheet found here. Any problems, please email the technicians.

There are 3 slots available per day, matching the 3 workstations
Each group can only book 1 slot per day
As the lab is open 24/7 slots last the entire day from 00:00 to 23:59
The whole weekend is counted as a single day, from 00:00 Saturday to 23:59 Sunday
You can only book 1 weekend slot in a two week period
This means that there are 18 slots per week, 3 per group, alternating weekends
Booking through the spreadsheet can be done up to 2 weeks in advance, you will all be emailed when new weeks open up for booking
To remove a booking you just need to clear the cell using the delete key
Slots leading up to the assessment deadline will not be bookable, they will be assigned by the technicians for fairness.

Booking through the spreadsheet shuts at 3pm on the Friday before that week, at which point the spreadsheet will be locked. E.g. booking for week commencing 26th June will shut at 3pm on 23rd of June.

After spreadsheet booking has closed, remaining slots will be available on a first-come first-served basis by emailing roboticsjob-group@york.ac.uk. Email bookings close at 4pm the day before the slot, or 4pm on Friday for both weekend and Monday slots. Teams can book slots in this second round of booking even if they already have 3 slots booked that week, so if you do not book your allotted three slots in the first round of booking, you may not get an opportunity in the second round, so please book as early as possible.

In order to share the PCs between groups, each group will be issued with a USB SSD. This can be plugged into any of the PCs, so your groups entire workspace can be transferrable. Your groups SSD should be kept in the safe provided.
Please be respectful of other groups and tidy up your workspace before you leave, as other groups will need to use the same workspace.
Do not go to the TFTB Robot Lab unless your group has a slot booked that day.
P/T/410 is open to all groups during standard lab opening times, as in previous terms.
Do not change any other teams bookings on the spreadsheet, we can view the edit history and will know who did it
If you believe your teams booking has been changed by someone else, please let us know.
We expect bookings to be mainly managed by your team leaders, but the booking system is open to anyone

Any questions about the booking system should be directed to roboticsjob-group@york.ac.uk.