CLOSE SHAVE CHALLENGE
MOVING STRAIGHT
PROGRAMMING
 You will need to use the Mindstorms Programming
Environment to instruct your robot to move forward
 You will need at least 3 programs:

Move one square (40 cm)
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Move two squares (80 cm)
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Move three squares (120 cm)
 You can write additional programs
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Move 6 squares (240 cm)
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Move 10 squares (400 cm)
MOVE BLOCKS
Move Steering
Move Tank
 You can turn the motor on or off, or drive it for a
 You can turn the motor on or off, or drive it for a
certain time, number of degrees, or number of
rotations.
certain time, number of degrees, or number of
rotations.
 You can adjust the direction
 You can adjust the power to both motors
 You can set the motor to stop or coast at the end of
the command
 You can adjust the power to each motor
independently
 You can set the motor to stop or coast at the end of
the command
SCORING
 Part 1: Close Shave Challenge: 1,2 or 3 tiles = 100pts with -5pts per mm distance between front of robot and line
 Part 2: 6 tile challenge = 100pts with -5pts per mm distance between front of robot and line
 Part 3: 10 tile challenge = 100pts with -5pts per mm distance between front of robot and line
 Part 1 is worth 70% of your total score (complete it successfully for a C-)
 Part 2 is worth 10% of your total score (Part 1 & 2 successfully will earn a B-)
 Part 3 is worth 20% of your total score (Part 1,2 & 3 successfully will earn an A)