Universal Spy Hand Signals

[josephus]

Originally Posted by engunneer

I think this will have to evolve. Start a list here of what things should be signaled.

1. Boulder locations (One fist raised, other hand pointing to location)
2. Defensive robot location (hand open, palm facing drivers, other hand pointing at location of defensive robot)
3. Move away from spy (two hands pushing robot away from spy, palms facing robot)
4. Move closer from spy (two hands pulling robot away to spy, palms facing spy)

I think this is good, one hand can signal the subject, be it game element or alliance robot, while the other signals specific information. This will help avoid confusion as to what the spy is communicating about, and the drive coaches can easily signal what information they need. Message can be repeated until acknowledged by coach or situation changes.
Perhaps instead of pointing to communicate position, we can create a system for giving rough section coordinates reverting to pointing and gesturing for more precise navigation. For example, the spy could signal that there was a boulder in the region of defense 3, close to the tower then give gesture directions when a robot is in that region to pick up that boulder.
These should be refined, published, and circulated at competitions with illustrated instructions.