Also in the airship video the qote is: "Once a gear is on a peg, a pilot operates the lift". Again this would tell me the pilot may NOT operate the lift BEFORE the gear is on it (to assist the robot to place the gear).
@ 2:03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1mM_amcQZk
I would NOT design a robot that requires piolt assistance to place the gear.