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Re: Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT

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Originally Posted by ExplosiveNoble View Post
At GTCR, people didn't shout it loud enough, and people were being jostled around so much that safety tokens were being taken away if your team didn't yell "ROBOT!" as you transported things. A very angry safety inspector came around to most pits to warn teams.
I have to agree, though. Unless a team is supposed to be on in a minute, this can be done much more quietly while still being safe.
Stuff like this is ridiculous.

I'm the Senior VC for Indiana. I talked to the Safety Adviser at the Tippy District and told him that we pride ourselves on being polite in Indiana and treating people with respect. We expect our teams to put people before robots, every single time. I asked him that if he hears anyone yelling "Robot" to teach them a more polite and safer approach: having PEOPLE lead the way, tap people on shoulders, saying "excuse me," etc.

Our Safety Adviser was very receptive to this. I'll be requesting him back at our Indiana events.

Event Coordinators and Volunteer Coordinators absolutely should have similar talks with their Safety Advisers before the event starts.
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