[Jared Russell]

It depends on how crowded a particular venue is, but in general we have found that if every student knows their duties, they won't tend to crowd in the pit without reason.

Also, our normal pit display consists of two large pillars (with posters, a computer for videos, a spinning sign, etc.) bridged by vines. In effect this acts as a "gate" into our pit, and sort of naturally keeps folks to the periphery unless actively working on the robot.

We also tend to travel with an appropriately sized crew to each event - everybody who travels with us is going because they are doing something valuable for the team.