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Re: Minibot Falling off pole - Penalty?
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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Hrrmm. There might be some design adjustment in order. It seems to me that even for the magnet stick-on ones, some thin polycarb could solve the falling off issue, without causing any friction, or deployment issues. Just something that flexes around the pole when putting it on, and comes around the other side of it, to keep it from falling off.
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We implemented exactly this solution on ours. It works rather well but there's still instances where it can fall off after coming back down.
I watched many webcasts through weeks 1 and 2 and saw many minibots fall off the pole, especially after they had triggered the target. Its frustrating to constantly have to modify our design based on different interpretations of the rules. Obviously it would be nice if the minibot stayed on the pole every single time, but the way I read the rules I don't think its require to.
-Brando
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