Purple Block, Where to start

Top down view of the Hero Bot on the VIQRC Full Volume Playground with the Select Starting Position Button pressed and the available positions highlighted.

Select a Starting Position. Use [Drive for], [Turn for], [Spin to position], and [Spin for] blocks to code the Hero Bot to score one Purple Block to one of the three Goals. The fastest time wins!

Select the VIQRC Virtual Skills - Full Volume Playground.
Select the “Starting Position” button for choosing a starting position for the robot.
Select a letter to choose a desired starting position.
Reset the timer to time the process.
Drive the robot to a Purple Block.
Code the robot to spin the Intake Motor Group to pick up the Purple Block.
Code the robot to spin the Arm Motor Group to raise the Arm to a desired position for scoring.
Drive the robot toward the closest Goal.
Code the robot to spin the Intake Motor Group to drop the Purple Block into the Goal.
Use the [print] block to print the timer value to the Print Console.

Helpful Hints

To choose a starting position for the robot, select the “Starting Position” button in the Virtual Skills Window.
For help with selecting the starting position and changing the starting position, please see this article.
Use the reset timer block from the Sensing category to reset the timer back to 0 seconds before driving the robot to pick up the Purple Block.
- Matching Python command:
```
brain.timer.clear()
```
Use the Reporter blocks from the Sensing category to get the timer value.
- Matching Python command:
```
brain.timer.time(SECONDS)
```
Use the print block from the Look category to print the values to the Print Console.
- Matching Python command:
```
brain.screen.print(brain.timer.time(SECONDS))
```

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