Quote:
Originally Posted by alyssa2485
If we really do want people to stop yelling "ROBOT," there needs to be a system in place to keep people out of the walkways and have their conversations elsewhere. It's really difficult to have to walk around to the front of your cart to tell someone, "Excuse me, I need to get through here with my robot." I agree yelling "ROBOT" can be rude, however, the real problem needs to be addressed.
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You have four people on the drive team that are a part of the robot's transport out to the queue - one's pushing the cart, another holding the controls. That leaves you two, and you can use at least one of them to help clear the pathway.
Think of it this way:
.....................Person 1
....................... / \
..................[__Robot_]
...Person 2? [__Cart__ ] Person 3?
................. [ _______ ]
....................Person 4
Person 4 is pushing the cart. Person 2/3 can maintain space around the sides of the cart (if they're not holding something cumbersome like the control board), and can fall back behind the cart when there's not much room.
Person 1, in front, can be saying things (in a medium-strength-indoor-voice) like "Excuse us, robot coming through!" "Heads up!", when it's necessary. That is not rude.
What
is rude is the teams who feel they have to scream
ROBOT! at the top of their lungs every five feet because 'it's the way to be safe', even when aisleways are clear. As Alan said, it takes attention away from somewhere else, where there may actually be an issue.