pic: IRI Prank #1

[Raumiester2010]

I agree that the cone was a great idea and would be great for PR. (and i am bummed that we didnt think of it first. koodos to you team 1024) though this is a great idea, i agree with InfernoX14 and probably many others when i say that it hung around too much in a crowded, congested spot and became overly annoying as the weekend went on. Also, I spent most of my time in the pits and every time it honked, even if it was on the other end of the pits, it startled me.

other than how annoying it got, it really was a good idea and i hope that 1024 doesn't discontinue Albert and i hope to see it at IRI next year (if we are invited again) i just ask you guys give the horn a little break.

[Bendavnel]

As one of the creators of Albert the robotic safety barrel i would like to apologize to anybody that was offended by him at IRI. It was not the not our intention to annoy anybody. It was just a little summer project that a couple of us from team 1024 decided to build. I was not able to be there all the time while albert was being driven around, so I was unaware of the problems he created and nerves that he tested until i read about it here on CD. I completely understand how his being in the commons and in the hallway to the fieldhouse would be distracting and problematic. I hope that i dont have to remove albert completely from FIRST events but tweaking the horn and how and where he is driven will certainly be taken into consideration for any future events. Sorry again for any problems he caused over the IRI weekend.

Ben