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Re: Lessons Learned - The Negative

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Originally Posted by Billfred View Post
Speaking of rules, one place of improvement I could see: throw a current copy of the manual in the case for pit admin. Having one at the scoring table on Curie was a life-saver (show of hands, how many people not named Lavery remembered by heart the rules for backup robots on Einstein at the Championship?); having them in the pits as well would be handy for those quick double-checks.
OK, on that one I will admit that even Aidan and I had to refer to the manual just to be sure our memories were correct.

Anyway, you make an excellent point. Having current, complete versions of the manual in several locations (pit admin, scoring tables, inspection stations, practice fields, etc) could help alleviate several opportunities for added stress. Or even better, an updated version of the Lunacy iPhone app (or whatever next year's game name turns out to be) that is complete with all the rules (including illustrations and reference links) and updates automatically every time FIRST issues a rules update.

And then include an iPod Touch in every KOP so the teams can read the Manual. Call it the "FIRST Robotics On-line Display Object (FRODO)". Which could be an element of a larger system of electronic manuals, known as the "Student's Handheld Internet Reference Encyclopedia (SHIRE)."

OK, maybe not.

-dave


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