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Originally Posted by Swampdude
At Florida, a lady at the announcement desk (which was at the exit from the pit to the stadium) asked our team to yell ROBOT. Later in the day as the drive team got silly and some other team coming out with us started saying "miscellaneous robot parts" "toolbox" "Human Player" coming through. I personally don't care and see it as all part of the FIRST flavor of the whole thing, like circus barkers. I like the traditions we've created like that. However at nationals when an over zealous safety captain wearing a reflective suit wants to escort us I think that's unnecessary.
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Although technically unnecessary, it
CAN help. Visitors to the pits might not know how much room to leave in front of a robot cart, but if someone who is clearly leading the cart is there, they might realize that it is the best idea to cut in front of the cart and the escort.
On a related note, I was once at Windsor Castle while they were in the process of closing it to the public when suddenly a guard SHOUTS "MAKE WAY FOR THE GUARD" and plows through the crowd without waiting for or walking around anybody. Seconds later another guard walks by and some tourists ask for a picture and he stopped and posed for them.