Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge
Eggsactly Right!
(Professional course)
Story:
Steve and Alex have set up a chicken egg farm to trade with the villagers, but something strange has happened! A rare blue dye spilled into the chicken coop, and now there are special blue eggs. The villagers only accept perfectly sorted eggs in their trading chests.
Your mission is to help them to sort these eggs into the correct storage areas. Help Steve and Alex keep the villagers happy and their farm running smoothly!
Note: Every robot program must begin with a 20 second wait block. Each team will start their bot and retreat from the start area. During the 20 second wait, a judge will randomly select and place 4 eggs in the start locations. The robot must function unattended from this point on.
Scoring Matrix:
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Task |
Detail |
Points |
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Start |
Robot must start with all touch points inside the Red start box. |
0 |
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路 Every robot program must begin with a 20 second wait block. 路 Each team will start their bot and retreat from the start area. 路 During the 20 second wait, a judge will randomly select and place 4 eggs in the start locations. 路 The robot must function unattended from this point on. |
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Move 1st egg |
The first egg is moved from the holding space |
25 |
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1st egg is in the correct sorting area |
The first egg is fully contained within the correct sorting area (dotted-line outlined box of the same color) * |
75 |
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1st egg is in the correct container |
The first egg is fully contained within the correct container (solid-colored square) * |
150 |
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Move 2nd egg |
The second egg is moved from the holding space |
25 |
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2nd egg is in the correct sorting area |
The second egg is fully contained within the correct sorting area (dotted-line outlined box of the same color) * |
75 |
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2nd egg is in the correct container |
The second egg is fully contained within the correct container (solid-colored square) * |
150 |
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Move 3rd egg |
The third egg is moved from the holding space |
25 |
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3rd egg is in the correct sorting area |
The third egg is fully contained within the correct sorting area (dotted-line outlined box of the same color) * |
75 |
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3rd egg is in the correct container |
The third egg is fully contained within the correct container (solid-colored square) * |
150 |
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Move 4th egg |
The fourth egg is moved from the holding space |
25 |
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4th egg is in the correct sorting area |
The fourth egg is fully contained within the correct sorting area (dotted-line outlined box of the same color) * |
75 |
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4th egg is in the correct container |
The fourth egg is fully contained within the correct container (solid-colored square) * |
150 |
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Points Possible |
1000 |
* Scoring will be calculated based on the egg positions at the end of the run.
Drawings (pdf)
Build Instructions (pdf)
Bill of Materials (pdf)