Minibot Stored Energy Question

[EricH]

Originally Posted by martin417

One of my co-workers pointed out that stored energy in a Li-Io battery can often be released in an extremely rapid manner by shorting the leads...

So how about this: put the battery at the bottom of a rocket shaped device, as soon as the device is attached to the rail, short the leads. When the battery explodes, the minibot/rocket will be propelled to the top....

It would take a lot of batteries....

And probably violate safety rules.....

But, it would meet the new clarification of <G19>....

Actually, the blue box specifies the FTC motors. So much for creativity...

[brettreardon123]

Thanks everybody! One more question, is there a definition of "Deployment" in the manual? We can't seem to find it...

Thanks in advance,
Brett
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[Jon Stratis]

Look a little harder... Section 1.6 Logomotion Glossary (where all of the game- and FIRST-specific definitions are):

DEPLOYMENT – the act of positioning a MINIBOT on a TOWER. DEPLOYMENT starts when the MINIBOT breaks the vertical projection of the TOWER BASE circumference during the END GAME. (Related form, DEPLOY, verb)

[DonRotolo]

There's also a definition of when deployment ends in one of the team updates.