[Greg Needel]

i believe you are interpreting the rules incorrectly, the only "switches" that deal with real time play on the field are the human player mats in which case when a human player walks off of them their robot is disabled. the other zones for receiving tetras are just colored triangles on the field but don;t deactivate your robot or anything they are just the zone you have to be in to get a tetra. i hope this helps.