Security at St. Louis

[techtiger1]

Wait till the championship event in Detroit

[IndySam]

I love St Louis but like any urban area there are problems. We are a convention of high tech people and are prime candidates to have easily pawnable stuff in our cars. The criminals know this so don't leave anything in the passenger area of your car, not even a jacket on the seat (it may look like you are hiding something.)

Also the security in the parking areas last year was a non-existent joke. I wrote to FIRST complaining it. Lets hope they do a better job this year.

[FrankJ]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Also the security in the parking areas last year was a non-existent joke. I wrote to FIRST complaining it. Lets hope they do a better job this year.

+1 for this. They even warned not to leave your trailer overnight in the provided trailer parking. It would be better to collect a parking fee to provide some security.

[krtanjek]

Hoping security in the parking area for trailers and buses is better than last year. Last year our RV was broken into and lost ~$7k worth of equipment in the designated parking area where "security" had been. We thought about adding an electric shock floor this year. :-)

Hope everyone has a safe trip to St. Louis and look forward to having fun.

[hrench]

Originally Posted by krtanjek

We thought about adding an electric shock floor this year. :-)

This makes me wonder if there would be any way for police or security to build a 'mouse trap'.

May be a market for such a trailer as a product.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by hrench

This makes me wonder if there would be any way for police or security to build a 'mouse trap'.

May be a market for such a trailer as a product.

You know, as smart as all of us are one would think we could create a solution with a cRIO, LOTS of LED's, a bunch of barely-functional web cams, an on-demand cell connection, plenty of 12V batteries from a couple of years ago and perhaps some servos or motors to make things move.

It could literally serve as a beacon for "security", or the police, to say "hey, the thieves are right here, right now". Plus there would be photo evidence, auto-stored in the "cloud".

Then the marketing team could make some graphics that say
"What would you like to tell the Internet?" or
"Ha! Gotcha! If you run, our robots may chase you..." or
"Autonomous Apprehending Device Activated" or
"WARNING: This device is a prototype and may explode if it detects fear" or
<insert witty and snarky remark here>

Ok ... I (mostly) kid - this wouldn't help personal vehicles much. We had an incident in 2013, but the car was a rental and there weren't any personal items in it. It seriously needs to be addressed...

[b1nary]

as long as you carry your important devices with you or leave them with someone who will watch them, you should be fine. and also make sure someone is always in your pit. if something is stolen, there should be security footage that could be reviewed. i asked the security staff to do that at UIC pavillion at the midwest regional.

[Anthony Galea]

Originally Posted by techtiger1

Wait till the championship event in Detroit