|
Re: Tether rules?
There is no requirement that any specific part of a robot (in this case a tethered component) be powered at all. A COTS part with an internal battery could be used, but that battery is not allowed to power any actuators, just do sensing and processing. If you did need it to have a bit of power but didn't want to run wires, it could be powered by a spring or by harnessing the energy of totes falling on it. I can certainly imagine a stacker (similar to Robin) that built a stack without electricity, working entirely on mechanical triggering and powered by energy stored in a spring. If the spring only held enough energy to make one stack, you could include a windup powered by a CIM on your version of Batman.
__________________
If you can't find time to do it right, how are you going to find time to do it over?
If you don't pass it on, it never happened.
Robots are great, but inspiration is the reason we're here.
Friends don't let friends use master links.
|