Minibot Stored Energy

[EricH]

Originally Posted by ttldomination

The rules say that after deployment, meaning that hostbot has moved away from the robot, the robot must use the electrical energy converted to mechanical energy by the motors.

Mechanical energy is the sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy. So say the slingshot system is on your minibot? So...legal?

If the energy is stored in the slingshot system after deployment, I'd say you could do it.

The problem is storing enough energy in 9 or fewer seconds to hit the target with 2-4N of force in 1 second after release, by using the FTC motors.