Each year mentors of 1318 choose roles for competition (drive team, pit leads) in the latter half of build season. This year, a new role was created and I was assigned to it. No official name was given for this role, but a temporary name of "team inspector" was given. Here's the outline:
- systems checks
- check to make sure the correct battery is in the robot, charged and connected
- make the final (Go / No-Go) decision on whether or not the robot is ready – and be the last person in the pits to touch the robot before it leaves for a match
- robot triage after the match to determine if something is wrong, and then coming up with a response that can be executed in the time available
- keeping an eye on potential problems that might come up, and being ready when they do
I was told that I could come up with a better title, or keep "team inspector". I'd like to find a title that encompasses the entire role, two titles could also work ("team _____ and robot inspector", or something along those lines). "Pit lead" doesn't work, since that responsibility falls under our mechanical and electrical leads.