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Originally Posted by robochick1319
There are practice fields for you to fully test your drive. Placing safeguards (like blocks) for the robot to sit on while testing in the pits is an easy way to prevent avoidable and HIGH risk accidents. What can you not test with the robot on the blocks? Do the wheels run? Does the robot turn appropriately? Do encoders work? Can the arm lift? My teams tests all of these things with the robot lifted off the ground. There is inherit risk in this industrial sport, of course. But our tools have safeguards.
I don't get the counterargument against the very simple and effective safeguard of some wooden blocks. I especially don't understand it after I saw my own father run over by 120 lb robot and when I see small children like my 3 year old niece visiting the pit. There is no reason not put these safeguards in place.
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I agree. The pit spaces are very small so it is sketchy to run power tools in. If we let robots on the ground then running power tools is even more sketchy. You could make the argument that frc is inherently dangerous, to which I say all the more reason to enforce safety elsewhere in the competition.
It's about reducing the risk of injury short of not having a competition at all.
Have you guys ever run someone over in a car? It's terrifying. Imagine running over someone's little brother visiting his older brother in the pits with a 120 pound robot. Not as terrifying, but would probably make you feel guilty for at least a couple hours.