Thread: Team Update #18
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Re: Team Update #18

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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod View Post
I've seen a couple of teams (190 at WPI) with a clever deployment design that uses the same sized pipe curved to mate to the tower.
The minibot starts out accelerating downward off the hostbot (gravity a plus), then follows the curving pipe to start up the tower at full speed.
In my opinion, this is illegal per the rules mentioned above. The hostbot is providing a track that is pushing the minibot up vertically.
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