Tackling the SC Challenge

The solar collector is, by far, the most difficult challenge your robot faces in the Mars Base Alpha challenge. You must design and program your robot in such a way that it can locate the X-shaped crank and then turn it a sufficient number of rotations to turn the solar cells on top 180 degrees (to face the reverse of its starting position). This will simulate the turning of the solar collectors to face the sun so that power can begin to be collected and directed to Mars Base Alpha.

There is no danger to your robot from this device; your robot may touch any part of this model but do be careful not to allow your robot to either tip over the SC or get caught in any of the moving parts.

First, you’ll want to get your robot ...

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