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Unread 09-01-2011, 09:54
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Re: Catapulting minibot

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Originally Posted by menns View Post
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.
Or since you are allowed polycarb and aluminum plate you can make pretty big capacitor bank to allow the single pulse to push the "Minibot" up the pole. Railgun anyone?
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