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Our team sometimes has problems with this too. We basically say that if you're not scouting or doing something else in the stands, you can come to the pits for a few minutes as long as you don't get in anybody's way while they are working. We also encourage students to go around and look at the other robots and watch matches to get a better understanding of the other robots. This typically keeps the crowding to a minimum on our team.