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Unread 09-01-2011, 08:52
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Re: Catapulting minibot

As a physics teacher the solution seems obvious. Have the HOSTBOT wrap many coils of wire around the steel pole. Clip the MINIBOT, which is basically just an aluminum ring, around the pole and then just run a large AC current through the coils of wire. The MINIBOT shoots up the pole by electromagnetic induction.