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Originally Posted by three_d_dave
An alternate approach could be setting up a 30 inch wide strip in the middle of the aisles for movement only - as in, if you are not going somewhere get out of the aisle.
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Not to be "that guy" or anything, but I do believe you defined the concept of an aisle. They're there to provide a clear pathway to where you want to go.
As far as the whole yelling "robot" thing goes, I pretty much told everyone on our team to not do it. It just contributes to the overall noise and chaos, and with 4 other people from every direction, it causes unnecessary confusion. "Excuse me" and "Pardon me" have been around for generations, and they have shown to be quite effective. A slight tap on the shoulder and some manners go a long way, we don't want to scare away people from FIRST. Being polite to a total stranger can go a long way, and wouldn't it be neat to overhear a conversation between event sponsors leaving the building that went something like, "Wow, with how busy these students are and how stressful competition is, they are really polite."
Another thing, at the regional I attended, late Thursday afternoon the "robot crossing guards" began to develop. It consisted of a group of 3 or 4 students on each side of a door way (one that could have easily accommodated 2 robots and foot traffic). These students had reflective vests and light batons and proceeded in an attempt to direct traffic. They would only let certain people through at a time, robots had the right of way, and they were consistently stopping traffic from one direction to allow the other to go through. This created a bottleneck and we we almost missed a match because they wouldn't let us through. While this works great in theory, it doesn't work in practice. And honestly, I was surprised that they weren't asked to cease this practice by event volunteers.
I'll sign the petition, but I don't think we need a rule against it, some just need a reminder of what gracious professionalism is.