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Re: Electrically Powered "Manual Mode"
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Originally Posted by JellyMan
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.
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We used to be able to power up robots post-match for reconfiguration prior to removal. This proved very... very bad for scheduling and safety.
Also, while field power may be vague, ROBOT power system is pretty straightforward, also the other rules are also in direct conflict, sorry.
Matt
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