[billylo]

Shifting autonomous to the end has an unique advantage from a tournament execution viewpoint.

It shortens pre-match setup time and gives the teams a different challenge than before.

It could work. Especially if the startup position is outside the main playing area. It saves a fair bit of time getting the next match going if the match queue has been "pre-loaded" with robots ready to go.

Imagine an official "On Deck Circle" for the next matches' robots on each side. No practice swings of course... :-)