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Re: Safety Issue: Robots Moving in Pits

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Originally Posted by xXhunter47Xx View Post
FWIW having a modular electronics system can easily solve this issue.
If you use powerpoles for connecting motors (which if you are using SRX/Victor SP motor controllers you should be) it's all a matter of unplugging them.
Tada, robot can be on floor and you shouldn't need four-five people around the driver station in case it decides to emancipate itself from the pit.
You can also just pull the breakers for the motors (such as drive train) that you don't want to test.
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