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Pit Area Picture

Is there any veteran team that could share picture of their pit area during last year competitions? looking for help and ideas for us to setup and get ready. We are a rookie team and like many others on here, we are looking for ideas !!!!
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Re: Pit Area Picture

Here's a couple of random candid pictures, not from last year, but the idea of a pit still is the same.

Basically, you want ample table space, somewhere to put a tool box/tool chest, somewhere to put your driverstation while not in a match, and some method to display your team paraphernalia. Make sure you "design" enough space to fit your robot and robot cart - and keep a lot of space open too; it gets cramped fast! Structures are fine, but remember that you're limited to 10'x10'x10', at most, and most places will provide less than that. I see that you're a MI team, so I assume most of your competitions are districts, which mean you might have significantly less than that. Plan accordingly.
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Re: Pit Area Picture

For our team's pit, we emphasize organization and a clean work space.

The pit is designed with only two workbenches in the back, wire racks with replacement parts on the sides, and an empty space in the middle for the robot to be worked on, no matter what side you are facing.

Also, bring lights. It helps you see better...and it looks cool, too.
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Re: Pit Area Picture

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For our team's pit, we emphasize organization and a clean work space.

The pit is designed with only two workbenches in the back, wire racks with replacement parts on the sides, and an empty space in the middle for the robot to be worked on, no matter what side you are facing.

Also, bring lights. It helps you see better...and it looks cool, too.
Nice subtle WFFA
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Nice subtle WFFA
Didn't even notice that until now

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Re: Pit Area Picture

Don't go nuts with lights and flashy structures unless you have time to spend on it and money to burn. We have a rolling workbench that has storage underneath and a banner up top, a rolling battery cart that carries ten batteries, and a rolling toolbox that may or may not be remote controlled.

Bottom line, our pit may not be shockingly beautiful, but I can set it up by myself in less time than most everyone else can unload their trailer. And we have never been left wanting more stuff in our pit either.
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Re: Pit Area Picture

This photo was taken at our pit at CMP. We had a rolling toolbox, rolling workbench (homemade of 2xs plywood and pegboard, lovingly painted), rolling shelves, robot cart, homemade rolling wooden battery box, the frame of a 10'x10' popup canopy, and some string lights. Simple but quick.

This year, we're planning a bit more of a themed pit. Veronica (yes, the same Veronica as inside the Oscar outfit) is going to make our pit look rather like a castle. The functional bits will be essentially the same, though we are planning to build or buy a new rolling workbench.
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Re: Pit Area Picture

Here is ours from last year.
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Re: Pit Area Picture

We invested about $1,500 in a new pit setup.

We are still waiting on about $800 in graphics for it but when they come in we will set it up and ill send you a pic.

It will be a nice ezup white tent (Light permeates through well).

The 2 sides will have 10x10 vinyl mesh banners
The front will have a 2x10 top vinyl mesh banner and a 3x8 side banner.
And, The back will have a 10x10 solid vinyl banner.
All of the graphics have white backgrounds except for the sides where it is slightly gray

The pit floor is a 10x10 gray PVC garage flooring with nice edging.

Inside we have 3 carts, the stock table, and a large 48" industrial wire Shelf. The carts will be Electrical, Tools, and Charging with a coding station on top.

On the table we will have a white tablecloth With a small drill press on top, along with our engineering notebook, CAD, and probably a couple of laptops.

We will store things like backpacks, jackets, and folding chairs underneath the table hidden by the tablecloth.

All of these items will be in an L shape leaving the entire left(or right) side of the pit empty. In the center will be our hydraulic lift robot cart.

Lastly there will be a small wipe board.
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Re: Pit Area Picture

Check out this thread which has good advice. Mainly, the more decorations, award banners, etc., you have in the pit, the less work space you have and the fewer people you can have in the pit at once. Also, some events give you a spacious 10x10 pit area. Others are tighter and give you 9x9 or even a little less. Try to keep the pit open - it can get really hot at some events in the pit area. And you might need room for a tall bot (not this year, but in past years).

Many teams use their robot cart as the work bench for the robot.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=105059

MOE has two rolling carts which make up the majority of the pit - designs can be seen here. I don't have a picture, but there is also a white board listing match times and results, a scrolling electronic sign (small) on top of the carts giving safety and inspirational messages, and a small wire shelf case with buttons, team materials, info for judges, etc.

http://moe365.org/moepit.php
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Re: Pit Area Picture

Look up team 3309 the friarbots. Its a really nice light up industrial look...i assume it cost a pretty penny though.
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Re: Pit Area Picture

My team has a bit of a complicated pit. It takes some time to put up, but we really love it!
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Re: Pit Area Picture

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For our team's pit, we emphasize organization and a clean work space.

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Also, bring lights. It helps you see better...and it looks cool, too.
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Look up team 3309 the friarbots. Its a really nice light up industrial look...i assume it cost a pretty penny though.

So...that picture?
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Re: Pit Area Picture

My team's pit is a bit complicated. It takes some time to put up, but we love it!
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If you want to know what a pit should look like, look no further than 973. Indisputably the finest pit around.

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