Kamen & Flower's Saftey Violations: Kickoff

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by JMT

What I want to know is why FIRST allows teams to only have two people carry the robot on to the competition field. I saw yesterday that every time the GDC picked up a robot they had three people lift the robot. From the safety regulations I have seen, FIRST should require three people to carry the robot on and off the field.

Currently, the field gates only allow for two people to safely carry the robot on. (Unless they've widened the gate this year? I haven't looked that closely at that part of the field).

I'm guessing they figure it's safer for two people to go through the gate than to have a third person (carrying part of the robot) trip and fall while trying to step over the railing. I've had a robot come crashing down on my knee before- I was on crutches for the rest of build season and it was awful.