Trying to fly over a bunch of robots behind whose the first square without a robot is an interactive machine will actually start the interaction. This is a feature, right?
I believe you just fly there, insert a jack on a long cable and fly back where you originally were. Cogmind works by data transfer alone so there is no need to actually be adjacent to the terminal to read its output. Oh, and the best part is when you operate Scanalyzers that way. The Unaware (or Assembled, as it may hapeen) form a line, passing any parts you wish to insert along the chain. Fun thing happens when your stuff gets damaged in the process. The robot closest to machine exclaims "oh, crap!" but the closest to you meekly emits "we're really sorry" as they pass the nonfunctional part back to you.
edit: Title change.