Robot Tour

Division: Division C – High School

Event Rules: See National Rules Manual

National Event Page: Robot Tour C

Clarifications: This event will only run at the State Tournament for teams that qualify.

Description:

Teams design, build, program and test one Robotic Vehicle to navigate a track to reach a target in a set amount of time as accurately and efficiently as possible.

Materials:

Teams are allowed on Robot designed, built, and programmed by the team prior to the competition. Before competition, teams must impound the device prior to the first time slot. During competition, teams will have 18 minutes to set up and run their Robot. Event Supervisors will provide the Track as listed in the Track section.

Scoring:

Each team’s final score is their lowest run score plus any final score penalties. Low score wins. Ties are broken first by lower Time Score on scored run, second by lower Robot Distance on scored run, third by higher number of Gate Zones entered on scored run, and finally by lower Track Time used.

Event Resources

Example Robot – this can be used to build your own robot or modify purchased robot kits

Vex Robotics
Build a Robot
Example Kit
Programming Language Assistance
Science Olympiad Kit:

Useful languages to learn and know:
Arduino, Python, C

Alternatives to Arduino IDE: Arduino WEB IDE

Some basic kits and resources:
Arduino Robot Car Kit
Robot Starter Kit
Smart Robot Car Chassis Kit