4 Corner Glow

Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge

4-Corner Glow

Professional Mission created by Randy Brill
Based on original design in 2009 by Engineers without Borders

(Intermediate and Expert Teams)

Story:

A radioactive meteor has travelled from the Kuiper Belt and crashed into planet Earth. On impact, the meteor broke into 5 pieces. The heaviest piece remained at the crash site, but the other four pieces scattered into surrounding zones. Your job will be to retrieve the pieces from the crash site and the zones surrounding it and deposit them into the containment area where they can we kept for later research.

Bill of Materials:

Material	Quantity	Availability	Estimated Unit Cost	Estimated Total Cost
4' x 8' x 5mm Luan Plywood	1	Lowe's	$13.98	$13.98
2" x 4" x 96" Fir Stud	2	Lowe's	$3.27	$6.54
1" x 4" x 8' Dimensional Lumber	1	Lowe's	$2.77	$2.77
1" x 4" x 6' Dimensional Lumber	2	Lowe's	$2.12	$4.24
Quarts of Semi-Gloss Paint - Red, Yellow, Blue, and Green (bright colors similar to Rustoleum Spray Paint (Sunrise Red, Sunburst Yellow, etc.)	4	Kmart	$8.87	$35.48
Samples of Black and White Satin Paint (1/2 pints)	2	Lowe's	$3.48	$6.96
3/4" x 5' Velcro rolls	2	Lowe's	$6.97	$13.94
Ping Pong Balls (package of 6)	1	Kmart	$1.56	$1.56
Golf Ball	1	on hand
Total estimated cost				$85.47

Scoring Matrix:

Task	Points
Robot must begin with front wheels in red zone and rear whells in yellow zone
Robot moves golf ball at crash site on center platform	50
Robot moves golf ball to containment area	150
All robot touch points are in Red Zone	50
Robot moves ping pong ball in Red Zone	50
All robot touch points are in Blue Zone	50
Robot moves ping pong ball in Blue Zone	50
All robot touch points are in Green Zone	50
Robot moves ping pong ball in Green Zone	50
All robot touch points are in Yellow Zone	50
Robot moves ping pong ball in Yellow Zone	50
100 points for every ping pong ball in containment area at end of run (possible 400)	400
Total points possible	1000