Are magnets allowed?

[Nirnaeth]

Originally Posted by CalTran

Discussed in this thread. As well, there is nothing in the rules against magnets, but there are a few things to take into account.
1. You will be hard pressed to find manageable rare Earth magnets that will hold your entire robot.
2. Electromagnets, while possible to design, may not fall under custom circuits. As well, keep in mind that power is cut at the end of the match, in which you risk up to an 8 foot fall.

Hmm, what about using magnets for alignment, similar to how the Microsoft Surface has alignment magnets for their covers?

[nighterfighter]

Originally Posted by Nirnaeth

Hmm, what about using magnets for alignment, similar to how the Microsoft Surface has alignment magnets for their covers?

The Microsoft Surface uses those magnets to align the cases, correct? Those are already designed to be lined up, and they weight almost nothing.

Magnets to align the robot would have to be incredibly powerful to be able to turn the robot into position.

Unless of course you had a way of sending back how "strong" the magnet is trying to pull in one direction.