Low G

The field in this year's competition is a unique harsh low gravity environment that the robot must withstand. The goal is to construct the Hoberman Habitat Site within the Central Basin Crater. The spacecraft's expectation was to land within the area surrounding it. The terrain can vary depending on the team's choice. The three terrains consist of:

1) easy (nearly flat)

2) moderate (some hills/valleys) [This is also the default setting]

3) hard (maximum difficulty)

Teams are only allowed to have one driver and one spotter on the field for every round.

Describing the Game Field:

There are four landing zones which the field represents, just outside the Central Basin Crater. All teams are tasked with missions to complete for points. Teams are only allowed to have one driver and one spotter on the field for every round.

Describing the Hoberman Habitat Site:

It is at the center of the Central Basin Crater. During the previous lunar mission, partial construction was completed on the habitat. The teams on the field are commissioned to work together to complete the final construction of the central Hoberman sphere structure and its adjoining habitat modules. The modules must be transported from the Lunar Lander Platform to the Hoberman Site. Two teams are on each side of the central sphere structure. The Hoberman sphere expands by pushing any of the four team-designated release plungers. Only the first one pushed in completely will expand the sphere. A habitat power receptacle is adjacent to each habitat construction location. Unlike the construction location, the power receptacle is designated to a specific team.

Game Pieces:

Each team owns certain game pieces throughout the field. These are color-coded to match the color of the team-assigned color for that match. All other game pieces are available for collection/scoring by any team when in the Central Basin Crater. Robots may not enter the lunar surface of any other team.

In order to create the Hoberman Habit, our team robot must be capable of traveling the lunar terrain and do the following tasks: surface mining, subterranean mining(core samples), radio antenna repair, solar panel maintenance(orientation and cleaning), robot battery replenishment and charging, power distribution for habitat, habitat construction, and self-preservation during lunar night conditions. In addition, it can also serve as an astronaut transportation vehicle. The field represents the landing areas of four spacecraft just outside Central Basin Crater.

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Low G Game