robot soccer competition
My robotics partner and I built this robot from the Ultimate Robot Kit from Makeblock. This machine was constructed for us to get practice for building robots for a robot soccer competition that will be held in our school.
The competition will involve using robots to play soccer with a field, a ball, and two goals - like soccer played by humans except with different dimensions and with robotic skills.
The competition will involve using robots to play soccer with a field, a ball, and two goals - like soccer played by humans except with different dimensions and with robotic skills.
autonomous task
This was a programming challenge. Program the robot so that it can spin around and push the ball when it sees it.
skills competition
This challenge was to control our robot with a joystick and get in as many balls, 10 of them, in the goal under about 2 minutes.
results of the skills competiton
We came in second place in the class. We put all the 10 balls in the goal plus we had time to spare about 30 seconds extra.
robot soccer field competition
Here is the link to the parts list and price for our robot: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/146qVFiOkROUz3OhciOjfali5HO24UC8TXE3wYVOqndQ/edit?pli=1#gid=0
what i learned from the competition
I learned from this project that robotics and programming can be very enjoyable. Our team was called Metal Lobster and we were in the top ranks for the skills competition as well as the actual soccer game. Though our modified design was the most aesthetic, we learned that it was not the most practical for our settings because the robots with a more simple straight arms had the advantage over us because they can drive the ball more steadily. Our big advantage was that we could "kick" the ball with our diagonal arms. Though we got far in the soccer games we did not win, nevertheless it was a very rewarding project.