The building was built to be able to shed accumulated snow from the roof without manual assistance.

The scale of the work, which he executed single handed except for manual assistance, was titanic and took nearly five years to complete.

Outside manual assistance will be needed, however, to prepare the documents before they can be scanned.

Special assistance is available in the form of wheel chairs, creches and a special attendant for manual assistance.

The mule in 1820 still needed manual assistance to spin a consistent thread; a self-acting mule would need:

The player has the option to have automatic or manual assistance on using their vehicle's magnets to drive on slopes, sideways or upside down in tunnels and on track sections that have no floor, only ceiling.

A record of the transaction appeared from the console's hard-copy unit, accompanied by a message thanking him for his business, expressing the hope that he would choose Holiday Inn again next time, and inviting him to call for manual assistance from the duty clerk if everything had not been to his complete satisfaction.

Manual assistance was meant to be provided by voyageurs (local furriers of mixed French and aboriginal descent) supplied by the Hudson's Bay Company and the rival North West Company, while the local Yellowknives would act as guides and provide food should Franklin's supplies run out.