Best Pit You've Seen

[pyroslev]

I agree with the setup. If I recall, though, some of the pits with nice setups were in bad spots.

We had a basic pit, but location. We were right next to the Newton Screen. We pulled chairs around to a spot and watched matches without having to leave the pits. We were also right next to the inspection station.

[Justin1636]

I would definitely have to say team 63 Gila Monsters. they have all their parts and tools in pull out trays and drawers and it is all nice and organized. Also the have the big stuffed Gila monster hanging over their pit gotta love that

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Justin1636

I would definitely have to say team 63 Gila Monsters. they have all their parts and tools in pull out trays and drawers and it is all nice and organized. Also the have the big stuffed Gila monster hanging over their pit gotta love that

Gila Monsters are 64.
Anyway, I dont remember the number of my favorite, but it was sweet. It was pretty plain in terms of color, mainly gray, but it had a white tent roof. The best parts where the flatscreen TV (which they hung to the ceiling with wire ties), and the amazing level of organization. It even won Team 233's coolest pit award in Denver.

[IronVulture]

M'aiken Magic 1104, Gila Monsters 64, and Kil-a-bytes 1024, M'aiken Magic manages to create a roomy pit even though it has tons of stuff in it (as opposed to ours, which was really cramped at nats most of the time, but that might just have been location), Gila Monsters for all the previously said reasons (easy access, giant stuffed gila monster) and Kil-a-bytes pit just has it all, it's very open, but has all the stuff they need, and of course, come on, how can you resist a flat-screen TV?

[Justin1636]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Gila Monsters are 64.
Anyway, I dont remember the number of my favorite, but it was sweet. It was pretty plain in terms of color, mainly gray, but it had a white tent roof. The best parts where the flatscreen TV (which they hung to the ceiling with wire ties), and the amazing level of organization. It even won Team 233's coolest pit award in Denver.

I believe that was a Kansas teams pit.

[the_short1]

kukes was awsome! they had a maskot in a kuke costume.. adn they handed out REAL kukes.. adn the rotating thing otua metal was cool.. it reminded me of our medalions we handed out .. .

also..... 1006 ? .. fast eddie.. their pit had a nice shelvind deal and they had nice stools..


missdaisy and frog force are the best from a distance.. i loved the waving frog :d

[Conor Ryan]

For second year teams, 1305 had a great pit. 64 too had a great one. One thing i notices, some of the more complete look pits had a tendencey to be more disorganized at times. 103 is still one of my favorites, 229 had a great one too. Simplicity works best in pits.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

Here are my nominations.

45 - Amazing as always. The level of functionality in that pit is spectacular. They really use up the little space they have to their advantage and put in organized storage space, among other things.
234 - Has anybody here mentioned 234? Did you forget the nice big BLUE tent? I scouted them at every competition we were with with them, and somehow that tent just made happy.
103 - See explanation above
64 - I love the stuffed Gila Monster.

[AndyB]

I liked 1024's pit last year. very cool feel to it. i love the flatpanel tv as well.

[Bongle]

The best pit is the pit that doesn't intrude on adjacent pit space. It seems every year our pit space slowly shrinks as the teams around us put up more and more extravagant displays. All you need is a box for your robot to sit on (we used our crate), the KOP bins full of tools and parts, and a table to charge your batteries on.

That said, if you can make an enormous extravagant pit area that doesn't bug your neighbours, great!

[Bemis]

it was said 50 million times already, but I agree that MOE's is pretty nice. Well organized, and noticable. My team was right across the aisle/space/path/whatever from them. Also, thanks for loning us that net at Pittsburgh back when we were tweaking our shooter, before removing it. My only problem is that the music playing with the video you guys showed this year got really repetetive, but thats not much.

[musicgal]

Does anyone else have pictures of their pits? We're a rookie team competiting pretty soon in Denver, and we have no idea how to use our space!!

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by musicgal

Does anyone else have pictures of their pits? We're a rookie team competiting pretty soon in Denver, and we have no idea how to use our space!!

Here is our pit in Pittsburgh. Thanks for the picture Bill Bennet. You can see Lou our resident Pit Lord putting away some metal. Strangely, he is the only one in the pit so this is a rare photo op. He is standing in front of our second work bench so you can't see it well. You can see our 2 mini towers (made from spare fabric stretchers), complying with the new FIRST height restrictions.

Specs:

• 2 Work Benches
• Primarily built with Bosch Tubing
• Drill press
• 2 Vices
• Locking shelves for clear plastic organizer cases
• Battery charging shelf (2nd bench)
• Large storage cabinet (2nd bench)
• Collapsible upper shelf for portability
• Locking Casters for portability
• 2 mini towers (used to be one taller tower)
• 2001 rotating green light on 1 tower
• LED boards on the other tower
• MOE Logo Banners for every year (notice 1 more gear for every year)
• DVD player

The pit was built during winter break in 2001. The names of the students who built it are engraved on a plaque. The whole pit (workbenches and towers) fits in the back of Lou's pickup and he transports it to all our competitions. The pit was designed solely for functionality, but aesthetics seem to get into everything we do.

Whatever you use for your pit, make sure it is very portable and very sturdy. Some teams even use their crate as a tool shelf (like 808 ).

[jwallace15]

I decided to revive this old thread! I see so many threads about robot carts, I think it's time pit setups get some attention!

Team 68's pit setup consists of our "Boom Box", which has space for 4 of our big totes, Slots for a ton of containers with fasteners, a countertop with (if my memory serves me) 10 outlets, and our boom: A big boom made out of pipe that contains an ethernet cable for safe tethering in the pits. It reaches high above the robot out of everyone's way (so that head injuries are avoided). No more ethernet cords laying askew on the pit floor!

We also have our biggest (portable) tool box (nicknamed "Little Red". There is a big red, but it is too big to transport anymore). We also have a wall with pegs for hanging up important tools on. It also features an LED marquee.

We also had a board for pinning up buttons on, holding electronic picture frames with slideshows featuring our team, as well as motivational posters and other things.

Some cool things I've seen:

280 (TnT): Installed Mini-Fridge. Also has a fan that consists of the big fans included in the KOP.

Many teams have tents.

And of course, buttons.

What about your team?

[AllenGregoryIV]

We made a whole guide about our Pit Setup. We're very big fans of it. It's pretty simple and lightweight. It also didn't cost that much but provides a lot of functionality.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2706

Number one thing to have in a printer: All-in-one printer, it has saved the day for teams many times.