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I have been to Mcmaster-Carr's facility at Sante Fe Springs, I am amazed how crazy it is, and I never seen forklifts driven so fast. Yet, its so quiet. Everyone knows where they can stand and where shipments flow through. I was there for 2 hours and the only time I hear a forklifts horn is when they are driving through the parking lot. Sometimes quiet is important so you can hear the real emergency.
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I tried not to yell it at the SD Regional, but just loudly pronouncing it did not help. People would continue to stand in the way even if I yelled it. It wasn't just general public in the pits either, it was other teams standing blatantly in the middle of the pathway and they still wouldn't move.
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While walking through the pits I have the sudden urge to shout robot and then quickly walk through crowds of people just to see their reaction.
Reminds me of that one video where the guy has the bicycle bell and he rings it to get past people on the street. |
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In my many years in FIRST, I have seen people step backwards, unawares, into a robot that was in the crowded isle because nobody yelled "robot".
In a place where people who do not understand dangers can walk into them (IE a crowded and noisy pits, with thin isles), I will yell out the danger to them, including the word 'ROBOT'. No one deserved to get injured to avoid another being annoyed. Safety trumps annoyance in my book. |
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Now I'll agree that many times yelling 'ROBOT' is not needed, but I won't sign a petition that prevents me from keeping someone else safe. |
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Seriously, if safety is an issue when you move your robot, your moving it wrong. I have moved a lot heavier stuff at an IKEA without incident. That is a lot harder to do with IKEA crowds and little children everywhere. May I ask, why do you feel moving your robot is unsafe? I feel very safe with my robot, its properly supported by the cart, there are bumpers on every edge of the robot, I fold up my robot to reduce protrusions, we are walking slowly and there is a person in front of the cart kindly saying "Excuse me, I have a robot coming through" seems easy and safe to me. |
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I don't think anyone would say that you can never call out "robot" if there is an emergency (think moving down an isle and a texting student approaching), just that nobody should be walking around screaming it at every possible chance. I hate the sound of yelling. We have been lucky enough to compete where pits are actually decently quiet, and I truly enjoy having a conversation as if I wasn't at a construction site. If someone doesn't heed our tap on the shoulder and polite direction, I'm going to raise my voice. But I won't do that to every person I see as I walk to the field. |
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You may do as you please, but again I believe safety trumps annoyance (It seems that this is a minority belief here :( ). |
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Do you see where I am coming from? There are many similar situations you described above, airports luggage, production lines, and etc. Many production lines had streamline safety to avoid sirens and etc. |
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Again, I'm not for yelling "ROBOT" all the time, but I refuse to sign a petition that will keep me from alerting an otherwise oblivious person to a clear and present danger. |
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