Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by lcoreyl

I'll be instructing my team to use the PVT: the polite vanguard technique (Alan--want to split the trademark on this phrase? We'll be RICH!).

I put it in the public domain a year ago.

[lcoreyl]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

I put it in the public domain a year ago.

nice! Now we need to get the word out!

I recommend that all in favor of the petition, and the use of a vanguard should start actively spreading the word to safety people and other teams. Those that think it is a good idea will follow suit, and those that claim it can't be done won't. My hypothesis is that eventually the loud yelling of robot will just disappear.

the permutations of possible things to say, and the debate of whether or not yelling robot is rude is

[robochick1319]

I believe that the best compromise is this:

"Excuse us, robot coming through!" This saying alongside 1 or 2 robot escorts should be enough to clear enough space for traveling through. Encouraging students to NOT say ANYTHING creates more hazards when moving robots.