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Unread 24-01-2011, 09:41
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Re: Do minibots need to stay at the top of the pole?

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Originally Posted by Darknight1243 View Post
You cannot have any device with "Stored energy" in your mini bot, this does not include the battery, but eliminates springs and rubber bands and whatnot. This is what my mentor told me so I hope this helps.
Darknight,
That is an incorrect interpretation of the rule... Vertical motion on the minibot can come from the battery and motors only.
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<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).
The allowed parts list can be used for other things.

If the switches at the top of the post are in fact wired in series, activating any switch should trigger the response. It would be the way I would design/wire it to give the quickest response to minibot contact.
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