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Originally Posted by The Swaggy P
Yeah, I would agree that shouting "ROBOT!" is annoying, but then again, I have been told by FRC Safety Advisors to yell it in previous years.
So until FIRST officially removes this requirement, and doesn't base a safety award off of it, I'll probably keep yelling it when the robot's moving around....
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I have never seen this as a rule in any FRC manual.
It's important to be able to quickly and easily clear a path for large objects moving through a crowd. That's why things like airport carts (the ones with a couple of benches for elderly or disabled people to get a lift to their gate) have both buzzers and lights. But those drivers still do their best not to run people over!
The biggest problem I have with people yelling "ROBOT" while moving through the pits is many of them seem to think it gives them the right to just plow through. I have been hit by multiple robot carts at just about every event I've attended, and scolded quite a few teams about it.
Be polite, be cognizant of the fact that people won't just jump out of your way, and above all be patient!