Worth a Q&A but I'd interpret using a Kinect on your OPERATOR CONSOLE during AUTO to be against the spirit of the rules.
From the "Ultimate Ascent Summary" in the manual:
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The match begins with a fifteen (15)-second Autonomous Period in which robots operate independently of driver inputs.
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I mean, otherwise it would have technically been legal any year to make a custom control board with an array of ultrasonic sensors or something to control your robot from behind the line (I think)
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Also, not that it means much, but the fact that the period is called AUTO and not HYBRID is another telling sign.
Anyway, I think a team could use their time developing Kinect stuff to make a better autonomous mode, but it's probably a good question for the GDC.