You should choose ONE (only ONE) of the Building challenges:

These are your Building Challenge Choices. Choose ONE to build:

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A robot that walks ........... ......A robot that crosses a ......................A robot that throws a ball
with linkage legs. .....................gap between tables..............................into the goal

OR a Robot of your choice, but the idea must be approved by me first.

Click on the pictures for some useful ideas for each choice.

There are some links below to help you with each choice. We will look at these before you decide which one to do.

a) Help with walking robot

• video of robots built at another school, and another, and another, and another
• and at this school, and another, and another
• pictures of some types of linkages

Instructions - the robot must have legs with linkages, they may not just turn round and round in the motor.

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b) Help with crossing the gap - this is a VERY DIFFICULT project.

Crossing the gap videos from Project Bucephalus

Another one

Bridge layer 1

Bridge layer 3

From Milwee:

Bridge Layer

Long robot

Instructions - We will have two surfaces set 25 cm apart.You must design and build a robot that can cross this gap safely.

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c) Help with Soccer robot

• Video of goal scoring robots, and another, and another, and another

Instructions - The robot must start at the taped square, move towards the goal and score a goal.

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