Thread: Big Minibots
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Unread 01-03-2011, 13:13
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Re: Big Minibots

Our team just sort of figured that it would be easier to try to push 5/6 pounds up the pole, instead of 12-15 pounds. We want to maximize the traction, using 2 wheels, and minimize the drag. We aren't using magnets to hold ourselves, close to the pole, because of drag. We using 2 semicircular pieces of PVC, that are connected, like a hinge and open, before deployment, and snap together, after deployment. The magnets will hold the open ends together.
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