I'm actually curious, since the following pieces of information are contradictory...
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4.1 [Periods]
...The first period, called AUTO, is the first fifteen (15) seconds of
a MATCH in which ROBOTS operate without any DRIVE TEAM control or input.
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This shows that the pilot IS indeed, technically a member of the drive team.
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"To start ROTOR 1, the PILOT places the GEAR..."
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This clarifies that to start a rotor, the pilot must place the gear (such information was gathered in Figure 3-12)
This, combined with the other presented information, shows that, in order to get the additional 20 points for a rotor to spin, the pilot must place a gear, therefore, a member of the drive team is technically interacting with field elements during autonomous.
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Originally Posted by cadandcookies
You (sic) intake should command that the game pieces it touches enter your robot, not lightly suggest that they do.
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