First attacks old ladies

[Koko Ed]

Great opportunity to make a "Beware of Robot" button...

[ConKbot of Doom]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Great opportunity to make a "Beware of Robot" button...

If you get something from lsdiodes.com (they sell LEDs so it wouldn't be that hard to use...) you get a free "Robots will kill you." sticker.

http://www.lsdiodes.com/jpg/sticker/sticker.jpg


Not quite what FIRST is about, but oddly appropriate at the moment.

[Sakura141]

oh my... this reminds me of last year when we visited a nursing home. The robot was disabled and no one was near the controls but it drove forward and almost gave the poor old people a heart attack...

[elknise]

Cool bumper sticker, i wonder how many people will have them on their robots?

[tellsomebody]

this was very enjoyable but i would like to know if the woman is alright

[wmcjhi]

Originally Posted by Human Player

We didnt make it, it just happened, and no she didnt get hurt

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[Mark Pettit]

This wasn't really funny as it was happening, but knowing that the lady is all right and seeing it now 100+ times, it gets funnier every time I watch it!
Go Dukes!

[wmcjhi]

Yea, I've been showing people this all day, they think it's pretty funny...I have the video on my PDA, also on which I happen to be posting this...music appreciation isn't so interesting (w00t for wifi)...

[Eria4044]

Until today I didn't know that 'old lady' was a color.
And what does that say about Lavery (at the beginning sequence)?

[dhitchco]

The video of the practice session taking off and going in reverse OUTSIDE the intended playing field makes me say one thing:

Where the heck was that team's SAFETY officer during practice? It's never too soon to have someon on your team on-board to take care of such things. Glad to see that nobody got hurt.....at least that time.

ps: It did give me some great ideas for use of "cut-away" shots in a video though.,...

[Cyberguy34000]

Originally Posted by elknise

Cool bumper sticker, I wonder how many people will have them on their robots?

We put one of those on last year's transport, it gets a lot of laughes from the freshmen on the team. I wonder when they'll find out that its true.

[Wolfy]

Team Safety Officer?

Safety?

[Eria4044]

Originally Posted by Wolfy

Team Safety Officer?

Safety?

Who needs safety? My team is experimenting with highly flammable materials near open fires and we don't need any safety people. Nothing bad has happened (yet ), so what's all this safety nonsense?

[dhitchco]

I hope y'all are joking:
Go back and read section seven (7) of the manual.

Per 7.3, every team "should" review all the FIRST safety policies and procedures PRIOR to participating in an event.....so start that process today!

Per 7.3.3, each team "should" appoint a safety captain. He or she will receive a special badge at each event....Again, why not start the process today during your own practices.

Lastly, this year is a new guideline (7.3.1) about traveling together in GROUPS in strange cities during the regionals and at National. It's better to be safer than sorry. Nobody should be traveling alone (walking back to hotel, etc.) ever...........

Safety isn't an "afterthought"........

[reventlov]

Remind me again, what our personal safety at the regional (before, after, any time we leave...) has to do with a video of a robot driving towards an older woman???