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Unread 21-01-2011, 04:53
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Re: Is this allowed in on the Minibot?

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Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder View Post
my team has seriously thought of making a custom motor.
<G19> After DEPLOYMENT, MINIBOTS must remain completely autonomous and move
up the POST solely through
electric energy provided after DEPLOYMENT by the
permitted, unaltered battery and converted to mechanical energy by the
permitted unaltered motors
(and associated, appropriate circuitry).

Emphasis mine, I don't think this would be allowed by the rules (but I'm not the GDC so the only real way to find out is to ask Q&A). The GDC, in my opinion, is limiting the minibot rules so much to see who can make the lightest minibot and who can deploy it the fastest. If you can get one or both of those down then you should be good to go!