Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

Adding to the litter in this thread...

Not one person was heard shouting "robot" at the inaugural Indianapolis District event this year.

And no one was run over by a robot, got in the way of other teams, or was injured by a robot cart.

It was wonderful.

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

That's what I noticed too. Very quiet in the pits. Other teams could learn from this :D

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

Personally, I yell "Dead Horse!" whenever I'm dragging one through the shopping mall. People are very appreciative of this, especially when the horse is starting to putrefy.

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

Carrying an overweight robot doesn't sound very safe.

Also shout out to safety advisors at an unnamed week 1 regional I attend that told teams to yell robot and at one point told our drive team "if your robot is moving your mouth should be!"

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

Am I misunderstanding your use of the phrase "shout out", or are you actually approving those safety advisors' advice? It sounds like they didn't get the memo from FRC HQ about not shouting "Robot!"

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

No one at GSCR (as far as I could tell) had sounds on their carts, which is what FRC HQ referenced as being OK to replace the whole yelling thing. And some teams weren't really leading their robots or saying "robot coming through" or anything of the sort. I'd rather have people clearly and loudly (i.e. not screaming for no reason) "Robot!" than have carts clipping my heels (which happened more than once at the event).

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

In retrospect my comment was so sarcastic it circled around to seeming genuine. Whoops.

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

Well of course not, it was at Lawrence North. And I've never heard anyone yelling "Robot" at IRI.

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

I'm not sure exactly what the numbers are, but I do believe that the majority of the teams at this past weekend's Indianapolis District event had never attended IRI.

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

I think he was suggesting that anyone who shouted the dreaded word was summarily "disappeared" by its hallowed halls or something.

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

I mean sure, I yell robot. And by yell robot I mean "Excuse me, robot coming through." And by yell I mean say politely. And yes, it would be nice to end this yelling of ROBOT

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

I'm sure Carolyn is right about the number of teams at the Indianapolis District that have not previously been to IRI (as competitors).

However, I think Gary's point is still valid.

I am from Augusta, Georgia. My hometown includes a golf course that hosts a famous tournament every year called The Masters. To me, Lawrence North High School plays a similar role in FRC to the one played by the Augusta National Golf Club in that sport. The venue is very nice, but the quality and tone of the event is set mainly by the people who work at it -- the event planners, the hosts, and most especially the volunteers.

So, if there are many volunteers who come both to the Indianapolis District and to IRI, then the expectations for quality and tone of the two events should be similar also -- even if the level of competition is not.

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

I have not been to a competition yet so I have not experienced the pleasure of "ROBOT".

Two thoughts:
Any warehouse I've been in that used heavy equipment usually only had sound for backing up (forklifts and motorized pallet jacks). Some were all the time and I can understand a preference for that direction.
Never on a construction site have I heard anyone yell "WHEELBARROW"

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

The difference in construction site and a FIRST tournament site is, at the former, construction workers are busy building or carrying stuff. Where as in the later, pits are buzzing with activity, drive teams and robots are hurrying to field, others hurrying back to pit to prep for next match which could be 2 matches away. Then the halls and pits are full of mentors & students who are not on or near the field, and visitors who are standing and appreciating everything that is going on. These two places are not even close for comparison!

We will be carrying cowbell, the cone shaped brass one, its legal!

Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT
 

Cowbell > "ROBOT!"
:D