Robotics Education Project - 4-Can Challenge

REP Student Robotics Challenge

Line-Following Challenge
April 24 - June 30, 2001

WINNERS
Mark Sherman, Henry Mundstock and Louise Mundstock
from Tennyson High School in Hayward, CA.

Best time: 3.39 seconds
View the report

The winning robot for the Student Robotics Challenge

Honorable Mention
Shad Blackwell, John Burris, and Marca Anderson

Best time: 6 seconds
View the report

The honorable mention robot

The Challenge:

Build a mobile robot to follow a curved line as fast as possible, including:

(1) To design a mobile robot with integrated hardware and software to quickly follow a line;

(2) To time the run of the robot over the line and document the result;

(3) To document the development method including the approach or design concept, the hardware and software integration and testing.

The best overall response to the challenge was judged based on all three aspects and the following criteria:

--Innovation in design (20 pts)

--Innovation and accuracy in measuring the time of the run (20 pts.)

--Demonstrated understanding of the design features (15 pts.)

--Clarity and quality of the report (15 pts)

--Speed (shortest demonstrated time to reach the end of the line without leaving the line) (30 pts.)

The Award:

The students who won the Robotics Challenge will receive a NASA Plaque of Achievement and a letters of recognition from the NASA Ames Research Center and will be highlighted on the NASA Robotics Education Project web site (http://robotics.nasa.gov). The honorable mention team's work will also be posted on the web site.

Curator: Cassie Bowman

NASA Official: Mark León

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Last updated 01/04/02