Our Robot Game Strategy and Design Process

In this 2023-2024 FLL Challenge season’s robot game, there are many missions to complete. However, not all of the 15 missions are worth spending time on. To make the most of the 2.5-minute time limit, we need to carefully consider which missions are worth doing and which ones aren’t.

Strategy

To do this, we need to come up with a strategy. One approach we take is to think up routes that allow us to efficiently complete several missions along each of them. We also prioritize the missions that have high rewards and that we have a high chance of succeeding at, and we avoid wasting time on ones that don’t contribute much to our overall score.

Base Bot

Once we have a strategy in place, the next step is to design our Base Bot. It’s important to make our Base Bot small and sturdy so that it can move around the field easily and withstand any collisions or obstacles.

Attachments

In addition to our Base Bot, we also need to design attachments that will help us complete specific missions. When designing these attachments, we need to make sure that they are based on the movements we need to complete the corresponding missions. We also consider if each attachment needs active motor power or it just needs to be passively driven by the Base. This means that we need to carefully consider the requirements of each mission and design our attachments accordingly.

Testing and Iterating

After we have designed our attachments, the next step is testing. For each attachement, we need to use our bot and turn the gears to see if the attachment works as intended. If it does, we can move on to the next attachment. However, if the attachment doesn’t work, we need to re-design it until it does the specific mission.

Missions We Have Chosen to Complete

• 3D Cinema (20 points)
• Theater Scene Change (50 points with the pink-pink matching bonus)
• Immersive Experience (20 points)
• Masterpiece (10 points with the 20 points bonus)
• Augmented Reality Statue (30 points)
• Hologram Performer (20 points)
• Concert Lights and Sounds (10 points for each of these)
• Rolling Camera (30 points)
• Movie Set (10 points)
• Sound Mixer (2 sliders, 10 points for each slider)
• Virtual Reality Artist (10 points with the 20 points bonus)
• Craft Creator (10 points for the lid, and 20 points for the machine)
• Expert Delivery (20 points)
• Audience Delivery (55 points)

We usually have 50 points in precision tokens remaining. We can complete 12 missions, and our maximum number of points is 445.