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  1. Robotics 2
  2. 1️⃣ Programming Robots
  3. 08: Rover Rescue II

08: Rover Rescue II

Completion requirements
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Due: Friday, March 6, 2026, 11:59 PM

Target Icon Learning Target

  • Use a logic or event-based coding algorithm to respond to the environment

 


Backpack Icon Resources

Helpful documentation and tutorials:

    • Collecting Minerals in Rover Rescue
    • Detecting Obstacles and Hazards in Rover Rescue
    • Features of the VR Rover
    • Strategies for Rover Rescue

 


  Code Hints

    • Compare the level of your robot to an enemy
    • Scan for an enemy detected but not in view
    • Go the opposite direction of an enemy
    • Turn away from an obstacle in your way
 

Pencil Icon Instructions

Step 1: 

Use this link to access the school's Premium License for VEXcode VR:

https://vr.vex.com/?classcode=TYUDWN

You should see a gold VR icon in the top corner of the screen if you have enabled the extra features:

 

Step 2:

Click the "Select Playground" button.

 

Choose the Rover Rescue playground.

 

 

Step 3:

Code your robot to:

    • Collect minerals and drop them at the base
    • Neutralize enemies
    • Avoid obstacles

 

Step 4:

Get information about what the robot is seeing and doing by using both of these methods:

    • Adding sensor values and/or variables to watch in the Monitor window
    • Printing out status information in the console

 


Grading Grading

Your submission... Your grade...

Extended

  • Completes the requirements for an A.
  • Also completes one or more of these:
    • Survives 50 days
    • Gains 200 experience
    • Neutralizes 10 enemies
    • Consumes 10 minerals
A+

Exceptional

Completes 3 of these:

  • Robot avoids 3+ obstacles/hazards
  • Robot neutralizes 3+ enemies
  • Robot consumes 3+ minerals
  • Robot gains 70 experience
  • Survives 5 days
A

Good

Completes 3 of these:

  • Robot avoids 2+ obstacles/hazards
  • Robot neutralizes 2+ enemies
  • Robot consumes 2+ minerals
  • Robot gains 50 experience
  • Survives 4 days
B

Reasonable

Completes 3 of these:

  • Robot avoids 1+ obstacles/hazards
  • Robot neutralizes 1+ enemies
  • Robot consumes 1+ minerals
  • Survives 3 days
C

Needs Improvement

Completes 2 of these:

  • Robot avoids 1+ obstacles/hazards
  • Robot neutralizes 1+ enemies
  • Robot consumes 1+ minerals
D

Minimal

Completes 1 of these:

  • Robot avoids 1+ obstacles/hazards
  • Robot neutralizes 1+ enemies
  • Robot consumes 1+ minerals
F

Insufficient

  • Completes none of the tasks described above
No Score
Scores may be rounded to the nearest whole number.

 

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