Standard Mini-Bot Deployment Mechanism

[JaredSanMiguel]

I found on the US FIRST site a thread that described teams collaborating to design a Mini-Bot deployment mechanism that every team would use and there for any team could use any teams Mini-Bot.

What are your thoughts?

Is this a plausible idea?

If so, how do we execute?

[JaredSanMiguel]

Also it needs to be simple so that each team can successfully build it and attach it to their robot and the smaller the better.

[EricH]

We got one here, too. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88367

Talking about minibot/deployment mechanism interfaces, too.

[team 3311]

here's one make your deployment methed at the max dimentions with some changeable guid rails

[Youarefunny]

I was thinking a drawer with a slot (V shaped maybe) that the mini-bot sits in during the match and then the drawer slides out and the pole fits into the notch in the drawer hitting the mini-bot. after that it is all up the the mini-bot. This way the mini bots don't need to drive. and it will allow deploying some mini bots who weren't designed for our system. (just stuff them in the box)

[EricH]

Can this discussion be merged with the other thread I linked to earlier?