using mganets....

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by Nemisis

Having magnets in close proximity with your electronics (aka the CRIO) will completely wipe the memory and erase any and all stored programming.

Sorry,
This is a myth. Your motors all carry big magnets and teams mount then right next to the Crio all the time. Moving magnets in proximity to wiring can generate currents in the wire.
I have seen at least one design of a robot that could be called a minibot that used magnets to help stabilize it to the surface it was running on.

[BrendanB]

In one of our discussions on magnets and the electronics one of our mentors asked us if we knew where the biggest magnet was in the normal household, your CD drive which doesn't affect your computer's performance.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by BrendanB

In one of our discussions on magnets and the electronics one of our mentors asked us if we knew where the biggest magnet was in the normal household, your CD drive which doesn't affect your computer's performance.

The magnet used to position the read/write head in your hard drive is pretty strong as well.