Blake - what your looking for is the official definition of DEPLOYMENT, found in Section 1.6:
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DEPLOYMENT – the act of positioning a MINIBOT on a TOWER. DEPLOYMENT starts when the MINIBOT breaks the vertical projection of the TOWER BASE circumference. DEPLOYMENT ends when the HOSTBOT is no longer in contact with the MINIBOT. (Related form, DEPLOY, verb)
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The act of deployment starts when the minibot breaks the plane of the tower. Pretty straight forward - it hasn't started when the minibot is still within your robot, or when it's fallen off and is sitting in the middle of the arena. It's only when it's actually over the tower.
The act of deployment ends when the hostbot is no longer in contact with the minibot. Again, pretty straight forward - if you're still pushing the minibot towards the pole, you haven't finished deploying yet. It's only when the minibot is on the pole and moving (hopefully) away from your robot that it's deployed.