Thread: Answer to if the Minibot needs to stay at the top of the pole
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Re: Answer to if the Minibot needs to stay at the top of the pole
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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04 View Post
I get the getting up part. How are you going to get it down? There is a statement that if it takes you more than a minute to remove your robot you can receive a yellow card.
That is a thing we have yet to tackle. XD We've been mainly focusing on the HOSTBOT.

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
Minimum weight of a minibot is ~2.25 lbs due to the battery and motors. It will weigh a 1/2-lb more unless it's held together with magic, turned on by magic, and the motors drive weightless wheels. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
We weren't really realistically looking for a 1lb bot. We are thinking crazy light, and if you don't need a control system (NXT), and just have a switch make it go, that reduces a lot of weight.
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