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Re: Pit design ideas
Worry about aesthetics second - make sure the pit is functional first. Tape off an 8x8 area (that's probably the smallest your pit will be - remember, they do vary by regional), get a few people in before everyone else, and move everything you need to work on the robot into the pit. Get it organized. Then have your team spend a day working on the robot "in the pit". If they have to leave the pit to get something, write down what it was. If people are constantly running into each other, try to work out a way to give them more room, or to get the tools in better locations so they don't have to move around as much.
Once you've got the essentials of the pit laid out, you can start sprucing it up. Add banners, lights, a tent, whatever you think will set your team apart, show who you are, and make the place feel like home. Above all else, though - make sure everyone around will know who's in that pit! A big sign across the back, 8 feet up is a great way to do this - include both the team name and the team number. Walking around scouting, it's equally bad to see a team you can only identify by the number FIRST put in their pit and one you can only identify by name and can't find their number anywhere.
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