SMART-Wally Express-2004

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Wall-y Express
Wall-y before BridgePort Local
Competition Year:	2004
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Contents 1 Robot Name 2 Technical Details 3 Special Features 4 Builder's "Journal" 5 Programmer's "Journal"

Robot Name

Our robot is called Wall-y Express because it was designed to follow the walls and because it is designed primarily for speed over strength.

Technical Details

• Drive Type: Standard Differential Drive
• Motors Used: 3, Two for Drive - One for Attachments
• Sensors Used

• Port 1: Rotation
• Port 2: Light
• Port 3: Light, Touch, Touch (two touch sensors "ganged" up with a light sensor)

• Max Possible Score: 405 (with help from the other team)
• Max Score Achieved in Actual Competition: 334 (at the CT State Tournament)

Special Features

• Vertical Orientation of RCX
• Small footprint
• Excellent wall navigation

Builder's "Journal"

4 "Build Teams" created prototypes based on their preferred robot characteristics. Halfway through the season the team voted on the design they liked best while picking up good features of other designs.

Programmer's "Journal"

Coming soon...