Double-Robot

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I’m just making this thread for public opinion.

let’s say that a robot has a mini-robot attached to it by vex string, wired to the microcontroler on the main robot. The mini robot can fit on the main robot within 18 x 18 x 18, and is controlled by a partner joystick. the mini-robot doesn’t have any microcontroler or “brain” of any kind on it, and remains connected to the main bot. It uses two motors, for the wheels. The mini-bot can push cubes around and bring them to the larger robots. It can only go about 6 feet from the main robot before the string is tight, so that it lowers the possibility of “trapping.” What do all of you vex-builders out there think?

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You would have to back the wire and string with metal or polycarbonate or else it would be a risk of entanglement. There have been other robots like this recently, specifically Apophis and OYES’s Master and Puppet. (They’re both here on the forums in Robot Showcase)

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You can see that here:
https://vexforum.com/t/1471a-toss-up-wallbot-reveal-apophis-aka-the-quadropus/26345/1

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Hey, they made a special section of the Vex referee training video just for you! :stuck_out_tongue:

You can try to do this, but be very careful of entanglement rulings.

This is about the right spot for it…
http://youtu.be/iED2Fq7mMKY?list=UU7jrVEiBjPrOM7-RZSAoebg

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So, a mini bot would be legal if I had the extensions as seen on apophis. I see that now. Thanks!