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Re: YMTC: Redateam Uncrates Redabot on Wednesday
It would seem to me that it would be in FIRST's best interest to allow the three people to bring in as much as they can in one shot. In Chicago, we rolled in our tool boxes and parts boxes on our cart in the morning, uncrated the robot, and then sat until the pits officially opened without any trouble at all (if this should not have happened, we will not do that in the future). The only condition was that once you're in, you don't come back out for more. It saves the teams the hassle of trying to get the tools and parts into the pit while everyone else is trying to get in as well. This also reduces safety risks as no one is carrying large and heavy boxes in the middle of a rather dense crowd.
I am not the official word, however, so hopefully we can get an actual answer (I didn't come across a clear cut answer to this question in the other threads - but I am extremely tired these days and may have missed it)!
I also have a followup - what is the reason for not allowing pit setup (i.e. the storage of tools, hanging of banners, erection of displays, or other NON-ROBOT activities, etc.)? I'm not trying to get around the rule or anything like that - just curious about it. Some teams don't have much to setup and therefore can start working as soon as the pits open - should teams that do have an elaborate pit really be "penalized" by having to take time from working on the bot to setup?
There's probably an obvious answer somewhere in there that I'm completely overlooking.
Kev
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