[JefferMC]

For those who say that there is not enough practice space/time at a regional to test out autonomous driving routines, I agree. I feel your pain in trying to schedule a practice time on the field between matches. But that is something to be addressed separately, because I've not seen a 10' x 10' (or smaller) pit yet that will safely accommodate autonomous driving, human cordon or not. (With one hand, I applaud the efforts to try to make an unsafe practice safer, the other hand insists it would be better to eliminate the unsafe practice entirely, so I guess you get the sound of one hand clapping.) Unless your pit comes with rails similar to the practice or competition field to contain the robot...

Some have objected that they have to operate their robot on the floor, then proceed to describe non-driving actions. That's not what the OP was talking about. Most non-driving actions won't allow your robot to leave the pit. Removing the circuit breaker for the drive motors is an excellent compromise where carts or blocks are not practical.