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2022 Pre Season RD

The Robot Design Pre-Season Guide provides strategies for building and testing robots for the FIRST LEGO League, emphasizing the importance of prototyping different designs and mechanisms. It includes instructions for comparing robot performances and highlights essential programming skills for effective navigation on the Challenge Mat. The guide encourages teams to utilize resources like videos and books to enhance their understanding and preparation for the upcoming challenge release on August 2nd.

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2022 Pre Season RD

The Robot Design Pre-Season Guide provides strategies for building and testing robots for the FIRST LEGO League, emphasizing the importance of prototyping different designs and mechanisms. It includes instructions for comparing robot performances and highlights essential programming skills for effective navigation on the Challenge Mat. The guide encourages teams to utilize resources like videos and books to enhance their understanding and preparation for the upcoming challenge release on August 2nd.

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Robot Design Pre-Season Guide

SUPER POWERED

1
Robot Prototyping

Look at the layout of the mat and where the models are. What type of robot would be useful?
How wide can the robot be? Are there lines to follow? What sensors would help with navigation
(e.g. color/gyro)? Where should the sensors go on the robot? What type of wheels should you
use?

Use the pre-season to build different robots and test them. It is okay to start with a basic design
that you modify to suit your goals. Document your tests and results.

Links:
● Teaser Video • EV3 Base Robot Designs
● Images • Spike Prime Base Robot Designs
• Additional Robot Designs
• Lessons about Wheels/Sensor
Placement

Created by FLLTutorials.com. All SUPER POWERED images are publicly available.


The Challenge Release will be on August 2nd. These are just ideas to start thinking at a high-level.
Robot Testing Name:
Instructions:
1. If you design more than one robot, use this chart to compare them. At the top of each column, describe your
robot
2. Come up with some basic tests to compare the robot designs. Can this robot move straight accurately? Can it
turn consistently? Can it line follow? Can it detect a line? Did the robot move as intended?
3. Discuss which robot performed the best to help you pick the best design for your team.

Robot 1: Robot 2: Robot 3:


Wheels: Wheels: Wheels:
Size: Size: Size:
Sensors: Sensors: Sensors:
Motors: Motors: Motors:

Move
Straight
50cm

Overall:
Speed
Balance

Created by FLLTutorials.com. All SUPER POWERED images are publicly available.


The Challenge Release will be on August 2nd. These are just ideas to start thinking at a high-level.
Robot Design Pre-Season Guide
SUPER POWERED

2
Mechanism Prototyping
Generally, FIRST LEGO League missions require similar actions -e.g. pull, push, lift, turn, or drop
off. During the off-season, look at videos of past challenges on YouTube to see what actions were
needed.

Take a close look at the Super Powered teaser video and watch for how the model is activated. The
teaser actually reveals many of the actions that will be needed. Also look at images released. e.g.
What do you think the red liftarms on the turbine image are for?

Learning to build simple mechanisms that might achieve these tasks can help you prepare for any
season. A good resource for learning to building mechanisms are books by Isogawa.

How do these and


other models move
in the teaser video?

Links:
● Teaser Video • Books by Yoshihito Isogawa
● Images • Technic Builder’s Guide
• Pre-Season Building Challenges

Created by FLLTutorials.com. All SUPER POWERED images are publicly available.


The Challenge Release will be on August 2nd. These are just ideas to start thinking at a high-level.
Robot Design Pre-Season Guide
SUPER POWERED

3
Programming Skills
Look at the Challenge Mat again. What skill might be worth learning? Discuss how some of these
techniques can help you navigate the Challenge Mat reliably
Moving Straight and turning - basic movements needed for any navigation
Moving Until a Line - allows you to know exactly here you are on a mat
Line Following - allows you to traverse long distances and know where you are
Squaring on a Line - allows you to straighten out to a perpendicular line
Wall Following - allows you to be straight along a wall
Backing into a Wall - allows you to straighten out if you are crooked

You can use whatever is you favorite resource for learning these techniques. There are lessons on
FLLTutorials.com, EV3Lessons.com and PrimeLesson.org depending upon what platform you use.

• SPIKE Prime/Robot Inventor


• EV3 Lab/EV3 Classroom
• Pre-Season Navigation Challenges

Created by FLLTutorials.com. All SUPER POWERED images are publicly available.


The Challenge Release will be on August 2nd. These are just ideas to start thinking at a high-level.

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