Go to Post Greetings FIRST: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. - Tetraman [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > FIRST > General Forum
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
 
 
Thread Tools Rating: Thread Rating: 4 votes, 5.00 average. Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #13   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 06-03-2012, 23:40
Astrokid248's Avatar
Astrokid248 Astrokid248 is offline
The scariest person in FIRST
AKA: Aviana Knochel, a.k.a. WIG GIRL
FRC #0118 (The Robonauts)
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Houston
Posts: 137
Astrokid248 has a reputation beyond reputeAstrokid248 has a reputation beyond reputeAstrokid248 has a reputation beyond reputeAstrokid248 has a reputation beyond reputeAstrokid248 has a reputation beyond reputeAstrokid248 has a reputation beyond reputeAstrokid248 has a reputation beyond reputeAstrokid248 has a reputation beyond reputeAstrokid248 has a reputation beyond reputeAstrokid248 has a reputation beyond reputeAstrokid248 has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Not to Be a Total Stick in the Mud

Quote:
Originally Posted by rsisk View Post
Another Problem with shouting "robot" and also loud cheering in the pit is that it interfers with teams being interviewed by the judges.
Oh, I am so glad you mentioned this. Last year I was talking to judges about 60% of the time I was in the pits, and teams would plow through screaming ROBOT with no regard for what they were interrupting. This meant that I had to repeat things and get uncomfortably close to the judges just to explain parts of our robot. This is especially difficult for teams like Gatorzillas, who have a pit that's not conducive to quickly shuffling judges in as a robot comes plowing through.

As others have said, our policy is to send whichever driver is holding the OI ahead of everyone else to politely clear the way, with the other driver pulling the robot behind. Admittedly, when I took point, I'd mix it up by throwing in sarcasm, but I wouldn't advise that particular method, especially around anyone on a Segway.

From one BEST/FIRST vet to the rest of you, what things that are common place in BEST competitions would you rather not see at a FIRST regional? I think it would be good to compile a specific list.
__________________
Conner: "You're short."
Me: "So what?"
Conner: "We're gonna put you inside the robot and let you kick everything."
Me: * facepalm *
-----------------

Last edited by Astrokid248 : 06-03-2012 at 23:43. Reason: Adding a bit less selfishness
Reply With Quote
 


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:21.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi