How to Equip Traffic Cones onto Mobs and Players Using Dispensers

Setting Up the Dispenser Station

In addition to manual placement, traffic cones can be mechanically equipped onto nearby entities using vanilla dispensers:

1. Place a dispenser facing toward an open space, pathway, or walkway.

2. Open the dispenser interface and load traffic cones into its storage slots.

3. Position a trigger mechanism, such as a pressure plate, tripwire, or redstone button, adjacent to or wired into the dispenser.

Equipping Entities Automatically

Dispensers interact uniquely with traffic cones by fitting them onto targets:

1. Guide a player or a mob directly in front of the dispenser's output face.

2. Trigger the dispenser with a redstone pulse.

3. The dispenser will shoot the traffic cone directly onto the target, equipping it onto the player or mob rather than dropping it as a loose ground item.

You can use this feature along automated transit lines to rapidly outfit players with safety hats or dress up wandering mobs passing through your vehicle stations.