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Re: Deployment Brainstorm

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Originally Posted by Dan 1038 View Post
We are using a retainment system we learned from Simbotics last weekend, a ball detented spring pin tied to a robot structure, the pin is pulled as the minibot is deployed via a string tied to something on the robot which allows the pin to be pulled straight out during deployment... Simple!
Cool, my only issue with that is what happens if the pin comes out on its own?
With the tube and pin design I mentioned before the minibot lifts itself off the pins when it contacts the tower and begins to climb. That way if the deployment system comes out to early, you don't lose the minbot!
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