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Originally Posted by JMT
What I want to know is why FIRST allows teams to only have two people carry the robot on to the competition field. I saw yesterday that every time the GDC picked up a robot they had three people lift the robot. From the safety regulations I have seen, FIRST should require three people to carry the robot on and off the field.
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Currently, the field gates only allow for two people to safely carry the robot on. (Unless they've widened the gate this year? I haven't looked that closely at that part of the field).
I'm guessing they figure it's safer for two people to go through the gate than to have a third person (carrying part of the robot) trip and fall while trying to step over the railing. I've had a robot come crashing down on my knee before- I was on crutches for the rest of build season and it was awful.
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