1. Nick Dupuy Gabe McKinney

2. Overview  The project was to program the BoE Bot to solve a maze with a ramp at the end  Several trials preceded the final test  Various states of success and failure were experienced

3. Driving Questions  How can one make a robot autonomously solve a maze with a ramp at the end?  What kinds of sensors are most efficient at aiding in problem solving?  What is the most efficient way to wire the robot?  What is the simplest code one can write that will still effectively solve the maze?

4. Methods  Each sensor was learned by completing tasks with them  Coding was a key element of the project, the shorter the code, the less bugs.

5. Methods  In the final challenge, the first step was to wire the BoE Bot with the desired sensors.  We used the accelerometer and the whiskers, but we modified the whiskers to be responsive in four directions.

6. Methods  Figuring out the correct code was the second hurdle to overcome.  Short codes are less buggy, but longer codes take more variables into account.  The perfect sized code was desired to solve the maze.  Many test runs ensued to be sure that the code would work.

7. Results  The final runs of the BoE Bot were unsuccessful in solving the maze.  The code was irregular, working on test runs, but failing on the recorded runs  A greater understanding of the code would have helped make the robot a success.

8. Discussion  The shortcomings of the BoE Bot could have been avoided with a greater understanding of the code.  More team interaction could have helped the project to become a success.  If more time were to be provided I would have done more testing on the current code to try to determine what made it irregular.

9. Discussion  More time would have made a large impact on the project, but it was not impossible to do in the time given, I almost accomplished the set goal.

10. Summary  Although the robot was not able to solve the maze, I believe it did well in the competition.  Wiring and coding skills were greatly improved throughout the project.  A greater understanding of electronics and robotics was achieved.