[SO-101] Students forget to clear last users namespace and controls go to wrong robot for educators schools (beginner)

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    SO-101 discussion on stale namespaces sending controls to the wrong robot, shared classroom mistakes, and reset practices for multi-robot lessons.

    A very real SO-101 classroom problem appears in shared labs when the previous user's namespace, topic target, or robot selection is still active. A new student thinks their robot is broken, but the controls are actually going somewhere else.

    How are you diagnosing SO-101 cases where students forget to clear the last user's namespace and controls go to the wrong robot?

    Please share how you detect stale namespace state, which signs reveal a targeting problem instead of hardware failure, and what class workflow prevents students from inheriting the wrong robot context.

    If you reply, include one exact wrong-target symptom and one exact startup or reset step that exposed the namespace issue.

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    The best replies explain whether the issue first appeared in topics, UI selection, or physical motion on the wrong arm.

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    If one namespace summary or reset routine catches the problem fast, share it. Searchers often need that teaching-safe habit.

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    It also helps to say how you make robot ownership obvious in multi-robot classrooms.

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