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Re: pic: NJ Regional - The Pits
NJ, Boston, Hartford, Chesapeake (possibly more), all use this divided line (curtain) pit/field relation setup.

The bad thing with NJ (& Boston as well to a less of an extreme) is that there is absolutely no room (maybe one single file lane if that) for people to move between the pit and the stands, so the stands become a walkway.

In Hartford & Chesapeake, there is plenty of room, so robots and people can concurrently move in the "lanes" back and forth between the pits at the same time.

The arena in NJ is in is so small (hockey arena) that it is a pain to get used to, but it's worked (well?) in the past 4 years I've gone there.
Kind of.

As far as Traffic cops, in Boston, NJ & Hartford it was imperative they be there to keep robot/people flow under control.
In Chesapeake, there was a lot of room to flex, so they are there but it's an easy job most of the times (IMO).
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