Safety of the players in the players station. How high is too high?

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by Rombus

i have to agree with Rick TYler here, we have 15' height on our arm. (...) I honestly doubt most games will have more than 10 tetras on any single goal. I’m much more worried about our arm. While we are very stable even under full extension, who knows what might happen in play.

I'd forgotten that part. What happens when a 12-foot-tall robot tips over into the driver's area, the autoloader personnel, the human player area, or the crowd?

I'm not standing next to the field if the tall boys are extended...

(P.S. My Delphi handle is "TYler" because my shift key stuck on the "Y" and there is no obvious way to change it. Normally, capitalizing the "Y" is strictly optional. )

[MisterX]

I still remember when at BAE this happened http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...&quiet=Verbose
I remember that loud clang of metal on metal and I can only imagine what would happen with a 12 foot arm coming in contact with human head. I believe that is part of the reason why FIRST is allowing HP to wear Helmets but still.... OW !!!!!

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

This definitly seems like a concern, even just from watching some videos. I imagine it will be covered in the standard procedure speeches given before each practice round day.

One concern to keep in mind is that while the match is going, your adrenaline is high, a lot is going on, and you may be watching your robot, not what is coming at your head. Things happen, center of balances get off, and it seems like the issue will be adressed if it's brought to someone's attention.

Maybe send a pm to someone Elgin, regarding the issue, and include a link to the thread?

Good luck, and here's hoping everyone stays safe...

- Genia

[Jeff Rodriguez]

Originally Posted by MisterX

I still remember when at BAE this happened http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...&quiet=Verbose
I remember that loud clang of metal on metal and I can only imagine what would happen with a 12 foot arm coming in contact with human head. I believe that is part of the reason why FIRST is allowing HP to wear Helmets but still.... OW !!!!!

Similar thing at UTC last year.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...&quiet=Verbose

[Rombus]

Originally Posted by Ogre

Similar thing at UTC last year.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...&quiet=Verbose

I think this is more than a When rather than an IF this is going to happen. This may be the reason they are going to inforce the rules about contact about bots a bit harder this year.


Heres our arm under full extention

And Rick, i just cut and copy the names