Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge
All Things Considered
Professional Mission (Intermediate and Expert Teams)
Created by Basil Abualsiba & Anthony Maldonado
Story:
Uh oh!. Looks like you’re stranded, and you’ve only got 5 minutes before your favorite radio program starts on WSU’s 89.1 KMUW! Luckily there’s some radio transceiver equipment nearby. If you can get it across the river and set up in the clearings, you’ll get to sit back and listen to your favorite show. To cross the river, there’s a bridge and some stepping stones. The stones might be easier to get to than the bridge, but they’re not raised and you run the risk of getting your equipment wet. In the clearing, there are some hills to set the equipment on. You can put your equipment on the ground, but the signal will be a lot better up on the rocks.
Bill of Materials:
|
Material |
Quantity |
Availability |
Unit Cost |
Total Cost |
|
Gorilla Wood Glue 18oz |
1 |
Home Depot |
$5.84 |
$5.84 |
|
¼ Inch Thick 4X8 Foot Plywood Sheet |
2 |
Home Depot |
$15.92 |
$31.84 |
|
Stops Rust Gloss Sunburst Yellow Spray paint |
3 |
Home Depot |
$4.27 |
$12.81 |
|
Stops Rust Satin Sapphire Spray paint |
2 |
Home Depot |
$4.27 |
$8.54 |
|
Rust Gloss Hunter Green |
2 |
Home Depot |
$4.27 |
$8.54 |
|
Stops Rust Gloss Sail Blue Spray paint |
2 |
Home Depot |
$4.27 |
$8.54 |
|
Stops Rust Gloss White Spray paint |
3 |
Home Depot |
$3.98 |
$11.94 |
|
Wooden Blocks in Unfinished Wood (1.75 in to a side) |
1 |
Home Depot |
$2.87 |
$2.87 |
|
Foam Brushes |
4 |
Home Depot |
$0.68 |
$2.72 |
|
Total Cost |
|
|
|
$93.64 |
Scoring Matrix:
|
Task |
Description |
Pts |
|
Start |
Robot begins touching the white start square. One block is placed in each of the starting squares of the same color |
|
|
Check the Equipment |
Block moved entirely out of its starting zone |
50 |
|
|
Maximum |
200 |
|
Crossing the River |
|
|
|
Stepping Stones |
Block crosses line A at the water level. |
25 |
|
Block crosses line B at the water level. |
25 |
|
|
Bridge |
Block crosses line A on the bridge. |
50 |
|
Block crosses line B on the bridge. |
50 |
|
|
|
Maximum |
400 |
|
Setup |
|
|
|
Ground |
Block is in contact with a lower end zone surface at the end of the run. |
50 |
|
Hill |
Block is in contact with an upper end zone surface at the end of the run. |
100 |
|
|
Block is in contact with a wrong-color end zone surface at the end of the run. |
-50 |
|
|
Maximum |
400 |
|
Total |
|
1000 |
Dimensions and Building Instructions
Image of All things considered