
09-01-2011, 12:41
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WPI Freshman
AKA: Alex
 FRC #2503 (Warrior Robotics)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Brainerd, Minnesota
Posts: 347
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Re: Catapulting minibot
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Originally Posted by menns
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.
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