Yet again one that I honestly was too big to tackle was one that I avoided my freshman year but thanks to my best friend who stuck it out Freshman year convinced me to join in. I have to thank him for that because it honestly was one that I had the most fun with. It is where you get to see all the pieces of the puzzle come together and play with the mechanical, electrical, and sometimes the code side of designing.
I really don't have any pointers on this one because it covers such a range of challenges and changes so much year to year. You really just have to figure it out as you go. Though I plan to have a detailed youtube video up soon.
The main thing is TEST, TEST, TEST because reliability will make or break your score and good teams suggest testing it at least once after you get off the bus at the competition.
Check out the overviews and the links below for some inspiration on what can be modified to fit your task.
I have the documentation for the IR sensors, Action Sequence list, wiring all in the resources file.