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Re: Team 1544 Robot Reveal!

You may want to be careful that your deployment mechanism complies with the game rules.

<G19> means that HOSTBOTS are not allowed to launch the MINIBOT up the pole at the TARGET, or otherwise contribute to the vertical movement of the MINIBOT. Energy for vertical movement may not be stored in the MINIBOT before DEPLOYMENT (except that which is contained within the battery and excluding incidental kinetic energy stored in the motors or wheels, but NOT, for example, in a flywheel).

Having your deployment mechanism slope upwards towards the pole contributes to the vertical movement of the minibot unless your minibot comes to a full stop before it moves up the pole.