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Re: Team Update #18

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Originally Posted by boomergeek View Post
The shape of the ramp within the deployment cylinder can be any shape because the shape does not create additional energy.
If the ramp shape causes a net elevation drop in the minibot before it reaches the pole, then additional energy other than "electrical energy from the motors" (in this case the minibot's own potential energy due to gravity) has indeed been imparted on the minibot.
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