No stored energy!?

[Andy A.]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

<G19> doesn't say "after DEPLOYMENT has finished". It just says "after DEPLOYMENT". That gives a little bit of room for interpretation, perhaps leaving open the possibility of saving up some energy in a spring after DEPLOYMENT has started and before the MINIBOT goes on its way.

This is true, but you are rapidly approaching the area where one ref will allow it and another won't.

Tread carefully when peering between the lines of the rules! I'm looking at a way of spinning up the motors during deployment, ala an old fashioned gyroscope, but I'm pretty on the fence about that being legal. I certainly won't bet the farm on it...