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Re: Deploying the minibot!!

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Originally Posted by mentarded View Post
An arcing deployment system is what we are trying to achieve.
Deployment has multiple explanations, based on the method. In our case it is a gravity induced arc that will engage the bot. The question is when does the deployment line become effective, before the minibot is attached to the post? Or after the minibot is attached to the post?
The tower consists of the post and the base. The deployment line is on the post.
Is the horizontal plane and the vertical plane of the deployment line and tower base a defined zone of no entry unless we are beneath the deployment line?

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Please see the Q&A EricH posted above.
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