Thread: Springs on a minibot?
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Re: Springs on a minibot?
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Originally Posted by ThePeracha View Post
Excellent idea. But won't the magnets disrupt both the sensors and the electronics on the minibot?
Who says the mini-bot needs electronics?

What if your mini-bot was a passive cylinder that wraps around the pole and is then launched from a HOST-mounted "crossbow" (or other stored-energy launcher). I get the feeling this isn't in the spirit of the mini-bot, but I don't see anything in the rules specifically forbidding it.
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