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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Perhaps it's the frequency in which so many teams were yelling "ROBOT!" when there was no one even close by, that caused everyone else to become annoyed and ignorant of teams actually trying to clear their way through. For next year, howabout we have everyone try leaving their pit area a little earlier, and taking their time to walk with everyone else, instead of trying to blast through/past them all.
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Even I started becoming somewhat unaware of the "ROBOT COMING THROUGH!" shouts in the pits (though I'm guilty of saying it myself). The problem, at least at Buckeye this year, was that the pit walkways were blocked way too often. You couldn't flow with the traffic, because there was no traffic to flow with. I remember our aisle being congested constantly due to two teams apart from each other having so many visitors constantly that they would overflow into the walkway. The backs from one group almost touched the backs of another.
Unfortunately, that "ROBOT!" chant wasn't enough to even break through sometimes. I'd stand there for what seemed like ages, shouting at the top of my lungs before they'd even realize I was right behind them. I think we'd eliminate a lot of the shouts if the pits were actually passable at all times.
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Originally Posted by Peter Matteson
We've been reccomending that to FIRST for several years that they warn the vendors so there is a stock. It would be win win for the vendor and the teams but FIRST has yet to do so, hence the comment. In 2009 they supposedly went with something that would be readily available, but FIRST's order interferred with Walmart getting their order and Walmart cancelled so we could no longer buy them easily.
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That was a mess, especially because an orbit ball wasn't exactly a household item that you could find anywhere. Neither were the rings in 2007, if I recall correctly.
This is a pretty big deal that could be solved easily by more communication with FIRST. I assume they're worried that details about the gamepiece/game being leaked early, but I'm sure most companies wouldn't mind keeping a secret for a few weeks or months in exchange for an influx in orders from teams around the country.
