Robotics Challenge 9T

Cross the Gap Robotics Challenge

Description

Your challenge is to get a ball (Wiffle Ball) across a 40cm gap between benches.

The teams with the most reliable ball transfer wins.

Ideation (Brainstorming)

• Your FIRST task is to brainstorm 3 different robot designs to transfer the ball across the gap. EACH person needs to hand-in a brainstorm (sheet of paper) brainstorming BOTH the delivery and the receiving robots.
• Sketch your brainstorms with sufficient detail that Mr. Hogg can understand your idea!
• You will be using Mindstorms EV3, Lego components, as well as cardboard, tape, rubber bands, pipe cleaners, etc.

Project Details:

• You can work with a partner or on your own forming EITHER a receiving or delivery team.
• You will join another team (one doing receiving, one doing delivery) to form a group.
• A gap between two benches of 40 cm will be setup.
• DO NOT LET your robot fall off the bench!
• Your robot MUST start entirely within the back half (away from the gap) of the bench.
• You can only press a button to start your robot.
• The BALL must finish in the BACK half of the bench to be considered transferred successfully.
• Use the Makecode Mindstorms Editor to program your robot.