Game Discription
In Destination: Deep Space, Presented By The Boeing Company, we join two competing alliances collecting samples on Planet Primus. Unpredictable terrain and weather patterns make remote robot operation essential to their mission on the planet. With only 2:30 until liftoff, the alliances must gather as many cargo pods as possible and prepare their spaceships before the next sandstorm arrives.
Official Game Rules
T-minus 2:30: A sandstorm limits driver visibility so robots independently follow preprogrammed instructions or are operated by human drivers via video from their stations.
Alliances score points by:
1. Deploying robots from Habitat (HAB)
2. Preparing rockets and cargo ship with hatch panels
3. Loading cargo pods into their rockets and cargo ship
T-minus 2:15: The sandstorm clears, and human operators take control of their robots. Alliances continue to score points by:
1. Preparing rockets and cargo ship with hatch panels
2. Loading more cargo pods
3. Returning the robot safely to the alliance’s HAB
0:00: Rocket liftoff! The alliance with the highest score at the end of the match wins.
Our Robot
General Description
CORE’s newest creation, Khione, is getting ready for lift-off. Equipped with an integrated intake and outtake mechanism, Khione can pick up cargo from anywhere on the field: loading stations, depots, and the planet’s surface. She doesn’t stop at just cargo, though. Khione also has the ability to score hatch panels with a manipulator on the opposite side of the robot to the cargo. Both manipulators are mounted to a lift which allows Khione to score at every level of the rocket and the cargo bays. Lastly, Khione can drive off the second level of the HAB during the sandstorm period and can climb the first level of the HAB at the end of a match.
Basic Abilities
Autonomous (Sandstorm)
- Capable of driving off second hab level
- Can score a hatch on front of the cargo ship or any level of the rocket
Tele-op
- Reliable cargo pickup from floor, loading station, and depots
- Hatch panel retrieval from loading station
- Can score in all three levels of rocket and cargo ship
- Manipulators on either side of lift
- Can climb second level of HAB
- Can play offense or defense
Specifications
- Height
- 47.50” (starting)
- 80” (functional)
- Length: 32”
- Width: 28”
- Wheel-Wheel: 27”
- Weight: 104 lbs
Drive System
- WCP 2-speed shifting drop center 6 wheel tank
- 6 inch SmoothGrip wheels
- Programming- C++
- Speed
- High: 15 ft/sec
- Low: 7 ft/sec
Cargo
- Wheeled intake and outake
- Reliable ball acquisition
- Ground and station pickup
- Scoring at all levels
Hatches
- Wheeled intake and outake
- Retrieve from loading station
- Scoring at all three rocket levels and cargo ship
- Intake and scorer
Our Success
2019 Midwest Regional
We attended the 2019 Midwest Regional from March 6th-9th in Chicago, IL. We finished 19th seed and were eliminated in the finals. We also won the Regional Chairman’s Award, the most prestigious award, for the first time in the team’s history!
2019 Wisconsin Regional
We attended the 2019 Wisconsin Regional from March 27th-30th in Milwaukee, WI. We finished 12th seed and were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
2019 FIRST Championship
We attended the 2019 FIRST Championship from April 24th-27th in Detroit, MI. We finished 12th seed and were eliminated in the quarterfinals in the Daly Division. We ended up being an alliance captain at championships for the first time in the team’s history.
2019 Rock River Off-Season Competiton
On July 27th, we attended the Rock River Robotics Off-Season Competition (R2OC) in Rockford, IL. We finished 2nd seed out of 32 teams and were eliminated in the semi-finals.
