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Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
Hi guys, I've been driving for my team for 2 years at this point. It is hands down the most fun/stressful/infuriating thing that I've ever done. Is there any job like it? Or should I just enjoy the next two years to the fullest?
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
Sometimes at work I fantasize about being a giant bulldozer operator.
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
Nice!
You know it's bad when you start dreaming of the few seconds between autonomous and tele-op. |
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
Forklift driver? The combination of operating heavy machinery, communication, task completion, etc. seems right up that alley.
There's this dude outside the window to my office that gets to plow the snow out of a driveway in a Bobcat. He always looks like he's having a ton of fun, and without the stress of plowing on a street other people are busy using. I sometimes wish I had that job, depending on how badly the day is going. |
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
What about UAV pilot or bomb defusing robot operator? I don't know how to go about doing that, but the military is probably a good place to start.
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
Hmm, I do like the cold.
Bomb robot seems interesting, though (hopefully) sporadic employment. |
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
How about just a regular old airline pilot? It's stressful like an FRC match, but instead of dropping 10 ranks if you mess up, you drop 30000 feet.
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
So true
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
And it pays a lot better than bring a bulldozer driver
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
Mining Dump Truck Drivers make 6 figures.
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
If only dump trucks had joysticks.
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
Haul trucks (dumptrucks) may not, but a lot of other heavy machinery and manufacturing equipment does (or has joystick-like controllers)! Sticking with the mining trend, many shovels and drills use joysticks, knobs, and a crazy array of buttons. I'm having a hard time finding pictures, but you can see some of the controls in the videos on some manufacturers websites: P&H (drill, shovel, loader), CAT shovel, and here's a really neat informational video that gives you a tour of the innards of a shovel.
Unfortunately, I don't think operating heavy mining equipment is very comparable to driving in FRC, aside from some similarities in controls. Your mileage may vary, but it is usually slow, solitary, repetitive work without much excitement (exact opposite of the FRC environment). It is a high-stress environment, though the stress comes from pressure to increase production and knowing that mistakes can be costly and sometimes extremely dangerous. I wouldn't consider myself an expert in this topic (again, YMMV), but I had an internship in an open-pit copper mine one summer during college, and one of the perks was getting to spend an entire day hanging out in the machinery and talking to the operators, which I found incredibly insightful. |
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Re: Driving an FRC robot. Any job like it?
I have actually looked into some of those jobs. I don't know if I could deal with the monotony. Plus isurance wouldnt be cheap lol.
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