NXTCentral Challenge #1: Move that Weight!
I am challenging all builders to pull as much weight as you possibly can. This will test your creativity to build a robot that not only can pull a bunch of weight, but that looks like something that can actually pull it. Will it be like a tug boat, or a Locomotive? There is no limit on the amount of weight that you can pull.
The Course is as follows:
1. Move forward 5 feet
2. Turn 90 degrees
3. Move 2 feet Forward
4. Turn 90 degrees
5. Move Forward 5 feet
Download the rules Here
You MUST read this ‘Questions and Answers’ topic dedicated to challenge #1 frequently. Please ask any questions or concerns you have here. Any post by snowblader13 over this topic is ‘official’ as rules! However, any post by other member should be considered a recommendation at best, until I reply to the
question at hand.
April 7th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Yay, finally! There seems to be some coding that didn’t get understood by the scripter and is just hanging there. Should either get it recognized or delete the code. Secondly, how far away should the weight be from the robot? I don’t know about you, but it’s going to be close to impossible to drag something that’s even 1 ft away at a 90 degree angle. I think you should make it a curve.
April 8th, 2008 at 10:24 am
That could be a problem. But suppose it was only 1 inch away, it would be easier. We may have to come up with a smart way of connecting the weights.
April 8th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Another thing, it would be alot easier or hard for the person depending on what weights they use. A huge weight, for example, would be hard to move around a corner than a huge book that’s upright.
April 8th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
what coding are you talking about?
Lets move this conversation into the forums, it is easier for people to see the new questions and answers.
April 28th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
1. Move forward 5 feet
2. Turn 90 degrees
3. Move 2 feet Forward
4. Turn 90 degrees
5. Move Forward 5 feet
This coding.