Springs on Minibots?

[sretter]

Hi,
We were wondering if springs were allowed on the minibot for tightening and fastenation? (Of course not for climbing up the tower)
Thanks

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by sretter

Hi,
We were wondering if springs were allowed on the minibot for tightening and fastenation? (Of course not for climbing up the tower)
Thanks

Allowed for anything other than the vertical movement of the minibot. Any horizontal movement is okay. Movement of specific components vertically is questionable. (Q&A?)

[Vikesrock]

Originally Posted by Basel A

Allowed for anything other than the vertical movement of the minibot. Any horizontal movement is okay. Movement of specific components vertically is questionable. (Q&A?)

I don't see springs on the allowed parts list in <R92>. Can you shed any more light on why you think they are allowed?

[sretter]

Originally Posted by Vikesrock

I don't see springs on the allowed parts list in <R92>. Can you shed any more light on why you think they are allowed?

A mentor on my team beleives the restriction is so that minibots cannot use a spring to launch themselves upwards, our use for the spring is solely for tightening around the pole

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Springs are not on the allowed list but rubber bands and surgical tubing are allowed.

[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by sretter

A mentor on my team beleives the restriction is so that minibots cannot use a spring to launch themselves upwards, our use for the spring is solely for tightening around the pole

It's also quite dependent on your definition of "spring". Surgical tubing and rubber bands are allowed and can act as "springs", but as for coiled metal springs, I don't see them on the allowed materials list.

-Brando

[Gdeaver]

Additional hardware? This is a Q and A question for the GDC.