Our chosen strategy was to knock the balls off the tower ledges and if time permits collect balls the bottom of the tower. We can accomplish this task by using the F-shaped rod on the robot. This pole allows for the balls to be knocked off of the perches of the tower. The two parts perpendicular to the main pole will be at the same heights as the balls on the perches, so that when the robot drives by the balls will be knocked off of the tower into a hole in the robot. The robot has a hole in the middle near the front of the tower so that when the ball drops it can fall into this hole and no opponent can steal it. Also, there are barriers and ramps on the robot so if the ball doesn’t drop straight
into the hole, which is unlikely, it can slide down the ramp to the hole. Lastly, our robot design consists of a barrier that holds in the balls that we collect from the ground. The barrier lies in the front of the robot and is used to collect balls on the table by driving up to the balls and having the ball go through the gap. Then once the ball is in the barrier is will be guided by the robot to the goal. When the robot drives to the goal it can either release the balls from the barrier or the balls that lie in the circular hole (used to catch balls on ledges) simply by driving over the goal. |
| Our solid model for our robot |
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