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Re: Does your team have guidelines how to safely transport your robot ?

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Originally Posted by toastnbacon View Post
We normally have 2 guys on each end who are either going directly from the cart to the floor/bench/whatever or from whatever to the cart. Ideally, they don't have the robot long. And don't forget the safety gloves!

As for shooting "robot", I think it's more for the sake of tradition and fun than anything. Most people realize that they're at a robotics competition and have an eye out. If you manage to sneak up on someone with a 120 pound machine, it's impressive. I think "ROBOT!" is more a rally call, akin to "We're headed out, wish us luck!".
Here are two clips that got our team to stop yelling "ROBOT" ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMAZtd0b-J0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tESZptKh_p4
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