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Re: Electrically Powered "Manual Mode"

Thanks for the feedback.
We recognized <R17> but felt that it is a bit vague or misleading. Is "field power" defined? We assumed that field power might refer only to the wireless controls, but the wireless controls would not be needed for manual control of a lifting device.
The manual mode is not a necessity, but without it, I think that many teams will be trying to move robots off the field in some rather awkward configurations. It may be safer to allow teams to place the robots back in the STARTING CONFIGURATION before leaving the field.