Obstacle Courses
(Click the course name for video description.)
(Click the course name for video description.)
*Please do not step on the mats.*
Navigate the Hall (video)
(nothing needs to be added to your bot)
Bot needs to begin with your front wheels on the start line and get to the finish line as quietly as possible. Go around any obstacles in your way being careful not to touch them or go over the boundaries of the path. Stop with front wheels on the finish line.
(20 Points)
Fire Drill (video)
Bot will begin with front wheels on start line. It will follow the path until it reaches the finish line. The bot will stop on the finish line and start a sound signal and display an image to announce that there is a fire drill.
(20 Points)
Extra Fire Drill Challenge--Add medium motor and program it to hit the bell/xylophone at the finish line.
(25 Points)
Put the Ball Away (video)
Bot will begin with front wheels on start line. The ball will be on a line 2 feet ahead. The bot will push the ball and travel through a u-turn pushing the ball across the line and into the box at the end of the course. The bot can not move the ball box.
(20 Points)
Art Class
For this challenge, bot will use the piece of paper supplied. Bot will be equipped with a pen or marker and be programmed to draw a picture or draw a letter/number (a “1” does not qualify). Bot can start anywhere on the paper.
(20 Points -- Simple shape like a lollipop)
(40 Points for a more complex shape like a Letter A)
Honey, I’m Home! (description video)
The front of the Bot will need to be equipped with a touch sensor. Bot will begin on the starting line and drive forward until the touch sensor bumps the wall. Once it is triggered, bot should back up, turn and head toward the garage. When you reach the garage, you must turn and back the bot in.
(Example Video)
(35 Points)
Drive Around the Block/Run the Track
Your robot must start with front wheels on a black line and drive around the block, stopping at each black line for at least one second. It must end where it started and make some sort of signal when it stops.
(25 Points)
Use a (counting) loop = 35 Points
Drive Around the Block/Run the Track
Your robot must start with front wheels on a black line and drive around the block, stopping at each black line for at least one second. It must end where it started and make some sort of signal when it stops.
(25 Points)
Use a (counting) loop = 35 Points
Water Bottle Please
For this challenge, you need an ultrasonic sensor mounted on the front of your bot. You also need to build and attach the gripper (Riley Rover Directions). Your bot will start on the start line and drive the path until it reaches the water bottle. The Ultrasonic sensor should make the bot stop and grab the bottle. Then carry it to the “desk” square and put it down. (40 Points)
Whew! It's Warm!
Bot will be equipped with some type of fan (connected to medium motor)and a color sensor (facing down). The bot will begin on the start line. When it reaches the black line the fan and bot start moving forward and stops on the red line. (For color sensor programming help, use “Stop at Line.”) (35 Points)