Never full-size machinery
Do not connect, adapt, test, or use Grade Core with full-size construction, agricultural, industrial, mining, transportation, or other human-scale machinery.
1/14-SCALE RC MODELS ONLY
RC-only safety policy
Grade Core is a model-scale development platform. Safe local control always comes first.
Operator remains responsible
The operator must maintain visual awareness, control the RC model with its normal radio, and stop whenever conditions become uncertain. Grade guidance does not replace the operator.
Independent local stop
Maintain a physical local emergency-stop or motor-inhibit path that does not depend on the website, internet, API, cloud service, or grade engine.
Bench test first
Validate servo direction, limits, watchdogs, sensor calibration, communications loss, manual override, and emergency shutdown with the model lifted or otherwise restrained before ground operation.
Controlled test area
Keep people, animals, vehicles, fragile property, and unprotected bystanders outside the operating area. Use appropriate batteries, chargers, wiring, guards, and manufacturer-recommended practices.
Stop on bad data
Do not continue assisted operation when RTK fix, pose, LiDAR timing, calibration, telemetry, network state, or machine geometry is unknown, stale, inconsistent, or outside configured limits.