This year for our robot game, we learned from the past. Instead of only completing one mission before returning to base, this time we returned to base after having completed several missions. We accomplished this by using slip-on/off attachments, which included a 15-pin long red beam attached to an axle, a blue axle-pin and a curved beam. This completes M01, 3D Movie, by moving forwards, rotating to the side and slipping the attachment off, before going off to complete other missions. As this mission is out of the way, this does not cause issues with the robot colliding with it later in the match. It also means that we can have more missions done in the same run, limiting how much time is spent changing attachments.
After working this out, we tried line following on some black tape and the back of a previous season's mat to get the base robot to go on the lines. We successfully completed doing a Boolean Line Follower (Zig-zagging with one colour sensor) and partially completed a Proportional Line Follower (One sensor that uses mathematics to work out how far off the desired target intensity of the colour is and moves accordingly) with the help of some code found online and from our coach. We then experimented with different variables and then got it working on the mat.