Universal Spy Hand Signals

[Ryan_Todd]

I think we need a poll to see which signals we think are most useful to include in a universal system.

I also know that some teams will want to augment their hand gestures with some form of signaling device, whereas others will not have the time/resources to plan that kind of thing in advance; as such, we should include both options in our final standard.

Example augmentations:

• Glove with different colors on different surfaces
• Traffic control wand or comparable pointing device
• Semaphore with several different colored flags/cards/surfaces
• Electronic sign with selectable shapes/patterns/signals

A few thoughts:

• Indicate location of boulder
  (I think we can all agree this one is essential)
  • One hand points at the boulder
  • Other hand indicates "boulder". Examples:
    • Closed fist
    • White flag/card
    • Sign with a picture of a boulder

• Instruct a robot to move in a specific direction
  (Useful for lining up with a goal)
  • One hand indicates the direction to move
  • Other hand indicates "move". Examples:
    • Raise index finger, rotate in circle
      (example)
    • Pale blue flag/card
      (to avoid confusion with the referees' penalty flags)
    • Sign with multidirectional arrows
      (example)

• Indicate distance to target
  (Goal, boulder, whatever)
  • Both hands raised
    (example)
  • Bring hands together as the robot approaches the target
  • When robot is in correct position, hands are completely together
  • If robot goes too far, hands cross