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F ORMULA S O L A RS PEEDER
Last modified February 4, 2002
Originally Created by Dr. Mark Tilden and adapted for the WCRG by Dave Hrynkiw
Note: This event is held outside the official sanctioning of the BEAM/WCRG Millennium Robot Games. All registra-
tion and management will be provided by Solarbotics Ltd. This means you only have to pay your $5 door
admission, walk up to the Solarbotics booth, and enter your SolarSpeeder there! Of course, you won't get the
benefits of being a fully registered event competitor, like the cool t-shirt and other perks...
OBJECT:
Take a standard Solarbotics Ltd. SolarSpeeder
kit, build it to the best of your abilities, and take
three shots at aiming it at a target. The closest to
the middle (or going through the target hole)
wins!
BACKGROUND:
The SolarSpeeder is meant to be an introduc-
tion to building BEAM robots. Although not a
robot itself, the SolarSpeeder teaches the fun-
damental skills needed for more advanced
designs. This competition encourages the
builder to make sure the electronics are work-
ing properly, and more importantly, make sure Stock Solarbotics SolarSpeeder
the SolarSpeeder is mechanically sound.
A standard, stock SolarSpeeder should be able to cover 3 meter distance. With some careful tweaking, you should be able to
aim it with some degree of accuracy, and get it as close to the target as possible.