Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge
Minning Madness
Professional Mission
Created by Randy Brill and Steve Smith
Story:
Steve has had a tough time in the mines lately. On his last expedition, he lost his lucky helmet deep underground! Now, he鈥檚 counting on you to design and build a robot that can retrieve it鈥攕o he doesn鈥檛 have to face the dangerous creepers lurking in the dark.
Steve鈥檚 helmet (a ping pong ball) is stuck at the end of the first tunnel. Your robot will need to recover it for him. But that鈥檚 not all! Next, your robot must squeeze through a narrow gap to get a stash of iron down from a hard-to-reach place so Steve can retrieve it later!
The mission ends with one last challenge鈥攏avigating your robot through the cave鈥檚 winding, treacherous exit and into the bright sunlight. There, Steve will be waiting, eager to get his gear back!
Play the Mission Impossible theme song to celebrate the completion of this treacherous mission.
Bill of Materials:
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Material |
Quantity |
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录鈥漻 4鈥檟4鈥� Floor Underlayment |
1 |
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1鈥漻2鈥漻8鈥� Pine Board |
3 |
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Black Paint # 1372400010346 |
1 |
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White Paint # 1372400010312 |
1 |
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Multi-Color Electric Tape |
1 |
Scoring Matrix:
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ACTION |
POINTS |
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Robot must start with all touchpoints on the gym floor, completely outside of the course, facing the number 鈥�1鈥�. |
0 |
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Robot reaches destination 鈥�1鈥� |
50 |
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Robot reaches destination 鈥�2鈥� (touch or travel over the number) |
50 |
|
Disable first force field (knock table tennis ball completely off platform) |
200 |
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Enter through the force field to destination 鈥�3鈥� (touch or travel over the number) |
50 |
|
Robot reaches destination 鈥�4鈥� (touch or travel over the number) |
50 |
|
Disable the second force field (knock quarter completely off platform) |
300 |
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Robot reaches destination 鈥�5鈥� (touch or travel over the number) |
50 |
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Robot enters the control room (all touchpoints have moved past the first red line) |
50 |
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Robot turns the power back on (rotates 360 degrees) |
50 |
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Robot reaches destination 鈥�6鈥� (touch or travel over the number) |
50 |
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Robot stops and plays the opening bars of the |
100 |
2025 Rule Update: All robot parts must be behind the penalty line, during the shot, for points to be awarded.