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Unread 09-01-2011, 03:09
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Re: Catapulting minibot

During our discussions today, 449 reached the somewhat tentative conclusion that as the rules are currently written there is nothing explicitly forbidding a minibot that is launched up the pole as a projectile as long as it clamps to the pole in some way and your robot is no longer touching it when it passes the deployment line (which limits the possible displacement of whatever spring mechanism you use to shoot it), however it is more likely than not the rules will be clarified/revised fairly soon to make this illegal, as it completely bypasses what seems to be the intent of the minibot in the first place (i.e. seeking the help of local FTC teams, unifying the various branches of first, etc).
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