I think that there are a lot of unknowns right now about what, exactly, is legal as far as MINIBOTs are concerned. "Climb", "deploy", and "autonomous" are all sufficiently ambiguous that there is a lot of outside the box thinking going on -- some of which will be legal in the end, some of which won't, and all of which is good stuff either way.
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Originally Posted by MechJim
Am I missing anything in the rules that would prevent us from powering a minibot by stored spring energy as long as it is deemed safe?
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Well, keep in mind the material usage rules... Springs aren't allowed, although elastic deformation is possible with other materials.