PNW Lessons Learned (Week 1)

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by orangemoore

What was the problem with this?

It wasn't a violation per se. The problem was that many teams had to take their robot off the cart or tempoarally tip it to get through the two door ways between the pit and field at both the ORC and AMV events. It did cause congestion and "waddling" through the door with the robot which is not that safe. Neither is technically a safety violation, but it is possible to build a low rider cart that will allow a 78" tall robot through a standard 81" doorway.

Originally Posted by MrBasse

I feel happy to have been a part of having solved this problem. We found out about it in a practice match and recreated the problem in the pits. It only seems to be an issue when connected to the field or when tethered.

This was an issue known to FIRST before week one and was something that the PNW FTAs discussed when they and I were repacking the road cases for this season. So the FTA at your event should have informed the teams at the driver's meeting.