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Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT

If yelling anything is part of safety practice, then we're not doing enough.

Safety Rule T6: In order to maintain safe robot transportation during an event, all teams must employ the follow safety procedures:
1. A ROBOT moving through the pit must be accompanied by emergency lights flashing yellow at all corners of the ROBOT or cart that transports the robot.
2. An alarm of no less than 100db must blare a continuous "siren-like" warning to alert people that there is a ROBOT in the vicinity that may be moving on a cart.
3. The ROBOT or cart must be surrounded by soft fluffy pillows or cushions of no less than 5" depth (tastefully upholstered) from a height of 6" to 60" from the ground.
4. A moving robot must be proceeded by a team member wearing an "international orange" safety vest who must carry an incense burner not unlike a thurible...

Seriously, of course you can yell "Look out!" or "Stop!" or "Don't move!" or even "Robot behind you!" whenever there might be an impending collision. The problem is that so many are yelling when it is NOT necessary that it completely removes any impact that such appropriate warnings might have. It's like yelling "FIRE!!!" "FIRE!!!" over and over again to warn people of the possibility of a fire.

- Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox
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