How does one reach said handles to fold them down if the purpose of the handles are to allow you to reach the robot?
A proper solution to this mess would be a simple work access platform about 3'x6' and 3 feet tall with a railing around it which can rolled out throught the field access gates beside the pyramid, casters retracted and stood-upon by team members to reach and lower their robot. It would be a simple item to add to any field setup (have it double as a shipping container for field components). Similar platforms are used in industry for fall arrest mitigation all the time with minimal risk and an excellent safety record. They are far preferred to ladders for tasks such as trying to manipulate a 150lb machine at arm's reach above one's head.
The purpose of the pyramid challenge should be to design a robot for the purpose of climbing it, not designing a robot to be removed from the uppermost level without the use of tools/equipment. If the removal process was not intended to be part of the challenge than the pyramid should not have been made 90" tall in this case. It should have been limited to 60", and the robot's height and size restrictions adjusted accordingly to ensure a similar degree of difficulty for the challenge
The GDC has to get it together and think their games through before releasing them. Team Update 3 is a perfect example of this kind of "chasing the bus" situation. Be sure to let them know your opinions when you are emailed the FIRST survey at the end of the year. They do listen- I've been complaining about Motors the past two years and they've responded with a whole family of CIM-variant motors this year!