can they main robot help the mini robot before the 12 inch mark where it cant interefere anumore? for instance like a kicker on the main robot to give the mini robot a boost?
You can’t.
Please check what the Team Update #1 says about lauching minibot.
Can I attach a windmill to my pole-bot to drive mechanical components with wind supplied by my parent robot?
<G19> After DEPLOYMENT, MINIBOTS must remain completely autonomous and move up the POST solely through electric energy provided after DEPLOYMENT by the permitted, unaltered battery and converted to mechanical energy by the permitted unaltered motors (and associated, appropriate circuitry).
That’s an insanely awesome idea, but unfortunately, Team update #1