8th Grade Amazon Delivery

Co-chairs:  Dave Dulberger & Connor Smoak

Career Coach: Megan Adkins

• First Round  Registration by March 10, 2026 end of business- all open slots available for the taking on first-come, first-serve basis.

• 🛑Deadline For Registration March 17, 2026

1 Teams of (2) students from each school

Applied Computer Science Tech Fair Competition

Amazon Delivery Mission: Finch Robot Maze Challenge

Students program their Finch Robots (in teams of 2) to navigate a maze, simulating a package delivery route with obstacles. Robots must use all sensors effectively to avoid hazards, find alternate paths, and deliver a "package" to a designated delivery zone within the maze.

Objective:

Teams program their Finch Robots to navigate a maze, simulating a package delivery route with obstacles. Robots must use all sensors effectively to avoid hazards, find alternate paths, and deliver a "package" to a designated delivery zone within the maze.

Guidelines:

1. Setup:

   • Design a maze with several checkpoints, “traffic” obstacles, and delivery points.

   • Place a small item (e.g., a LEGO block or lightweight object) on top of the Finch Robot as the "package" to deliver.

   • Label certain areas in the maze as "no-entry zones" that robots must detect and avoid.

2. Sensors Required:

   • Obstacle Sensors: Detect and avoid other “traffic” in the maze.

   • Line Sensor: Detect floor markings that help guide the robot along specific pathways.

3. Challenge Tasks:

   • Route Navigation: Robots must autonomously navigate through the maze to reach the delivery zone.

   • Obstacle Avoidance: Robots must use sensors to avoid obstacles while staying on course.

   • Delivery: Robots must stop at the delivery point marked by a light signal, wait for 5 seconds to simulate the delivery, and then return to the starting point.

4. Rules:

   • Teams have 1 hour to program and test their Finch Robots.

   • The robot must autonomously navigate the entire route, using sensors to avoid obstacles and recognize when it has reached the delivery zone.

   • If the robot hits an obstacle or loses the package, teams must restart.

Scoring and Winners:

5. Scoring:

   • Time to Complete the Route: time to complete the delivery mission.

   • Smooth & Accurate Navigation: Deduction for each time the robot hits a wall, loses the package, or enters a no-entry zone.

   • Bonus Points: For creative programming solutions (e.g., using sensors in innovative ways to improve navigation or speed).

Additional Elements to Add Fun and Challenge:

• Random Traffic Signals: Add colored markers in the maze where students can use the Finch Robot's light sensor to detect color-coded signals (e.g., stop at red, slow down at yellow).