I guess the lack of pockets is from clothing makers expecting all women to carry pocketbooks. Kinda absurd if you ask me although outside of a robotics competition the idea isn't that far fetched.
Off topic. Cargo shorts are actually more in style than they used to be.The best pants I have used for FRC are actually
these. They are very expensive but on sale for right now. They have a gigantic pocket on the right that can hold a small laptop and a normal pocket on the other side. They are also very high quality and very warm. Ironically if you check out the woman's version
here you notice it is missing the big amazing pocket....