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Re: Springs on a minibot?

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Originally Posted by nighterfighter View Post
I feel like using magnets would only slow you down.
Size =/= power. A small and light magnet can easily be very powerful. However, a magnet powerful enough to latch a 15 lb bot onto a pole would probably disrupt the sensors on the pole and also the electronics on the minibot as well.