Thread: Minibot Standardization (FRC 2011: Logomotion)
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Re: Minibot Standardization (FRC 2011: Logomotion)
After reading this thread I think the solution with the highest probability of success is to build a deployment system to go with the minibot you are wanting to lend out. Having the interface with the hostbot be a few outputs and two C-clamps to their chassis. Any team with resources to build an effective minibot should be able to have a package system that can be clamped to another bot. This could include one pre-charged air tank, a small bore piston and a solenoid. If they already have the max number of tanks provide for splicing into their system.

There you go, two wires, two C-clamps and a programmer with baseline code to add a button press on their controls. You could even have one button connected to a USB and a USB splitter available. That way you know your $200+ minibot doesn't become roadkill in midfield.

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