Petition to end the shouting of ROBOT

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by Mark Sheridan

May I ask, why do you feel moving your robot is unsafe? I feel very safe with my robot, its properly supported by the cart, there are bumpers on every edge of the robot, I fold up my robot to reduce protrusions, we are walking slowly and there is a person in front of the cart kindly saying "Excuse me, I have a robot coming through" seems easy and safe to me.

I have seen a person take a step backwards on to a short robot on a low cart and fall on top of the robot (where there are no bumpers). The team pushing the robot did not yell anything (especially not "robot") and the person in question backed out of a pit (was not directly in front of the robot). Said person was taken to the first aid station with a few cuts. Needless to say, in this day and age of lawsuit silliness, I will on occasion yell "robot".

You may do as you please, but again I believe safety trumps annoyance (It seems that this is a minority belief here ).