EXP Clawbot participating in the Sort and Sanitize Challenge, carrying a blue sanitized Buckyball to its correct zone to be purified.

Clean Water Mission

5 Lessons

In this Unit, you will collaborate with your team to address the global issue of water insecurity as you code your EXP Robot with the AI Vision Sensor to automate a portable water treatment plant. Requires the VEX AI Vision Sensor

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VEX EXP Clawbot with the AI Vision Sensor mounted at the top of the Arm.

Unit Overview

Get introduced to the Clean Water Mission and build the robot you will use to solve the challenges. Learn about the AI Vision Sensor, the three-phase process you will use to complete each stage of the mission, and how you will be assessed.

A close up view of the Clawbot placing a red buckyball on a green ring in the first area of the treatment plant.

Stage 1: Contaminated Water Challenge

This open-ended challenge introduces you to the Clean Water Mission. Use data from the AI Vision Sensor to code your robot to identify and deliver contaminated water to the water treatment area.

The Clawbot is carrying a blue buckyball alongside the Water Treatment plant towards the third treatment area, with buckyballs and rings shown in the areas behind the robot.

Stage 2: Sort and Sanitize Challenge

Build on your experience in the previous challenge as you code your robot to identify, sort, and distribute clean and contaminated water to their designated areas.

The Clawbot is carrying a blue ring parallel to the water treatment area, which is visible in the background.

Stage 3: Water Distribution Challenge

Continue your journey through the water treatment facility, as you code your robot to identify and deliver purified water to the distribution area. Build onto your project to identify, sort, and move purified, clean, and contaminated water to their destinations.

A perspective view of the Water Treatment plant with several rings and Buckyballs already placed. The Clawbot approaches the first treatment area with a blue buckyball in its grasp.

Stage 4: Global Clean Water Challenge

Now that you have proven your team can create a portable water treatment system, ensure it can be deployed anywhere in the world by coding your robot to transport water to the correct locations regardless of the layout of the areas.