Thread: Electrically Powered "Manual Mode"
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Unread 17-02-2011, 20:08
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Electrically Powered "Manual Mode"
We would like to be able to control our robotic arm and gripper using some manually operated electrical switches completely separate from the wireless controls. This would allow us to release the gripper and retract the arm after a match when the robot wireless controls are powered down.
I could not find any prohibition of this in the rules. Is this allowable?
The "manual mode" controls would still be locked out by the main breaker.