Inspector Hats

[Ginger Power]

The inspector hats are neon green (or yellow if you prefer), and serve the purpose of identifying Robot Inspectors. Teams can quickly and easily see who inspectors are and where they are. What happens when a team uses the same color baseball hat as a part of their team apparel? A lot of confusion... it becomes much harder for teams to find inspectors.

Typically when I'm working with teams I tell them, look for the people with the bright hats. That statement is nullified when teams have virtually identical hats. So should there be a rule stating that team apparel can't impersonate the apparel of a volunteer? Same goes for bright orange CSA hats.

I'm personally undecided on this issue. I want teams to have their freedom of expression, but creates a nuisance at the event.

*A team at the event I'm at has bright yellow/green hats. This isn't meant to be an attack on them, I think it's awesome that they are trying to create a brand for themselves.