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Re: pre-charged Pneumatics

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
The prohibition is not against solenoids, but against ELECTRIC SOLENOID ACTUATORS. Solenoids might just be a coiled wire carrying current, but adding the word "actuator" makes the intent clear to me. If powering your electromagnet results in a piece of the robot moving, it breaks the rule.
That's probably the clearest way to state it, and seems consistent with all posts by GDC to date (as updated this morning).


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