This year, our robot Coraline featured a polybelt ramp to intake and index pieces of Coral into the outtake. A 3-stage elevator then lifted the game pieces to Level 4 of the reef, capable of also scoring on Levels 2 and 3 on the way. Unfortunately, our climber broke at our first competition and had to be removed for SFR, but we're working hard on getting it back on again in time for CalGames in the fall!

Our 2021 game, Soup Scramble, required robots to collect various ingredients—carrots, potatoes, and mushrooms—and place them into a bowl to fulfill randomized orders. In autonomous, teams earned points by collecting 3 ingredients placed in front of their robot at the beginning of the match. The endgame consisted of robots climbing onto the “bench,” which scored a 20 points.

Our 2019 robot, Penelope, used a claw and arm mounted on an elevator and 4-bar linkage to collect and place cargo and hatch panels at all heights. We designed the arm to articulate so that different configurations each specialize in collecting one type of game piece. The intake jaws not only hold cargo in place, but also disengage hatch panels from the panel manipulator by pushing the panel into the rocket.