A plea for a quieter pit area

[Brandon Holley]

Fully agree with this thread. It drives me nuts to see people obnoxiously yelling ROBOT as they bombard their way through the pit area.

In my 11 years of FIRST, I have always found the following technique to be the most effective at getting through a crowd of people:

Have one of your team members get in front of your robot (not the one pulling the cart, a separate person, possibly the one carrying the control box). As you move through the pit at a moderate pace, have the person in the front politely say "Excuse us" or "Excuse me" to people who are 10-15 feet in front of the moving cart. If someone is in the aisle gently tap them on the shoulder or corral them off to the side, simple as that.

You WILL get to the field faster this way, and the rest of us will be grateful for the sheathing of the obnoxious ROBOT call.

-Brando