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Re: Minibot's triggering targets?

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Originally Posted by BEEKMAN View Post
Also, a lot of minbots (like ours) sometimes just don't have enough force to trigger them because the switch will turn off the minibot right when it hits the plate, so it can't go a bit further to push the actual triggering mechanism
Then your minibot didn't really meet the challenge, correct? From section 2.2.5:

A minimum contact force of approximately 2-4 Newtons, depending on contact location, is required to ensure the contact sensors in the TARGET trip reliably.
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