Last year, we were a rookie FLL team! We used a custom robot that was a lot smaller and used the mini SPIKE Prime wheels. We also used block coding, which had many bugs and wasn't very precise. Our robot was unstable and our attachments were inefficient. All this limited us to a max score of only 140/620 points. Although, instead of taking this as discouragement, we took it as a lesson.

We had previously set goals for this year based off of last year's problems. 

1. Learn Python and code with it for better precision and understanding.

2. Use a new, faster, more versatile robot, possibly one of the SPIKE Prime robots.

3. Organize code and information better, make sure to save everything.

First, our team collectively completed a Python course on Khan Academy and watched many videos on how to integrate Python into SPIKE Prime. Secondly, after deliberating and viewing pros and cons, we settled on 2 possible robot designs, the Droid Bot E, and the Advanced Driving Base. Through testing, we determined that the Advanced Driving Base would be best suited for our needs. Finally, we created a shared drive that would store all our code and documents, ensuring that nothing was lost.

We reviewed and iterated upon our mission strategy many, many times. Eventually, we found one that worked best for us. Run 1- Start on red side and complete 2/3 parts of mission 1, all of mission 3 and mission 2. Run 2- Complete missions 12 & 11. Run 3- Start on blue side and complete missions 8,6,7, and 5. Run 4- Complete missions 9 & 10. Run 5- complete mission 13. Run 6- Start on red side and pull brush out of mission 1.