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Compete

Now that you have learned about moving your robot with driver controls, and tested different driver control configurations, you are ready for the Speed and Score Challenge.

The goal of this challenge is to drive your robot to grab and score both rings on the small post on the Field in the fastest possible time. The animation below shows how the Field should be set up, and one possible way to drive and score both rings. The robot that scores both rings the fastest wins.

Follow the steps in this document to complete the Speed and Score challenge. Google / .docx / .pdf

Once you have completed the Speed and Score challenge, check in with your teacher. Ensure you have documented the results of the challenge in your engineering notebook.

In the video below, the Clawbot is on the left side of the field. There are two rings on the field: one located near the top of the field, between the second and third tiles, and another near the bottom of the field, also between the second and third tiles. There is a single post in the middle of the field, towards the right side. The video starts with a countdown: 3, 2, 1. The Clawbot drives to the second and third tiles and then moves up towards the first ring, picking it up. It then raises its claw and backs up. Next, it drives to the post and releases the claw, letting the ring fall onto the post. Afterward, the Clawbot backs up and lowers the claw. It then drives to the second ring at the bottom of the field, picks it up, turns, and drives to the post. The Clawbot releases the claw, allowing the ring to fall onto the post. The timer stops at this point as the challenge is now completed, showing 21.22 seconds.

 

Wrap Up Reflection

Now that you have created a strategy and competed in the Speed and Score Challenge, it is time to reflect on what you have learned and done in this Lesson. Start a new page in your engineering notebook to begin your reflection.

Rate yourself as a novice, apprentice, or expert on each of the following concepts in your engineering notebook. Provide a brief explanation for why you gave yourself that rating for each concept:

  • How to customize the Driver Control program to best meet my driving needs and skills
  • Choosing a driver control configuration that allows me to efficiently use the claw and arm to score rings
  • Collaborating with my team to develop a driving strategy to score rings more quickly 

Use this table to help you determine which category you fall under.

Expert I feel that I fully understood the concept and could teach this to someone else.
Apprentice I feel that I understood the concept enough to compete in the challenge.
Novice I feel that I did not understand the concept and do not know how to complete the challenge.

What is Next?

In this Lesson, you learned about using driver controls to move your robot to pick up and score rings more effectively. Then you competed in the Speed and Score Challenge. In the next Lesson, you will:

  • Learn about coding autonomous movements
  • Plan a path and code your robot to move autonomously
  • Compete in the Coding Crunch Challenge!

Clawbot holding a ring with its claw arm, ready to score it on a post.

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