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Originally Posted by FIRST Rulebook Section 7
7.7.4 NEW: Team Stations
These designated spaces help organize team placement and help team members, judges, and visitors find
teams easily. Please keep your numbers visible and aligned. They are set up to be as equal as possible.
Each team's pit station will have a table and power outlet.
For safety and because of insurance regulations, teams cannot build any structure that supports people or
items for storage above the work area in their pit space. No structures should be higher than 10 feet above
the floor and must safely support any signs or displays mounted to the structure. FIRST will require the
removal of any pit structure that is deemed unsafe by event management personnel and local committee
members.
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As mentioned by numerous people before me, FIRST does not allow anything go be stored above the work area. FIRST handily did not define the work area, so we can safely assume the work area can be on any plane (i.e. a table and the floor) as long as nothing is above it other than the parts and tools required to do whatever work is needed.
Some of us are familiar with the construction of the Battlebox and other robotic combat arenas. Surely we can figure out some sort of module configuration similar to what you see below.
Each module is 1.5' tall and 2' x 2'. The ones with the translucent flaps on the side(s) are modules meant for the edges/corners. The translucent flaps are the doors for the sides of the modules. The modules that have open sides go in the back and interior. The hole in the top of the module is 2" in diameter and meant for anyone to stick a finger in and remove the entire flap. I decided not to use hinges primarily because the doors could get in the way and they may end up interfering with other modules. The removable floor/door thing would make repairing the module a little bit easier.
Here is what it would probably look like when all assembled together.
If I really wanted to be fancy, it's possible to put walls between the modules so you can set up one 2x2 module section for raw materials, and another 1x2 module section walled off for tools, and a 1x1 module section for buttons, and scouting forms. The possibilities are endless. The walls on the sides are for whatever banners would be put up there. I was thinking of making the entire floor transparent or maybe a little translucent and turning the pit into a
disco floor. But that's just me and my crazy imagination.
EDIT: Look up any manufacturers of
portable stages, it's basically the concept I want to pursue with this pit. It also helps those teams who's manufacturing capabilities are not top quality.
Any thoughts?