Project
What resources did you use for your research, and which one was most helpful?
What are....
Professionals (NOAA, NMMF, MOTE, ...)
Online: NOAA, WWF, National Geographic, ...
Experiences: Zoo, Seaquest, Virtual Session on Plastics (NMMF)
Did you make any changes or improvements after sharing your solution, and, if so, what did you change?
Flag (Visibility)
Bottom Layer (for weight and stability)
Hooks for anchoring or pulling net
Dry box for camera
Explain how you used sensors or created different codes to complete missions.
Color Sensor- added a color stop by the crab cage to make sure we clear first before increasing the speed
Distance Sensor- planned for the sub missions but ran into issues with it sensing the mission model (scrapped the idea)
Gyro Sensor- use for all turns and some gyro straight programs (when driving longer distances)
What part of your robot’s design is your team most proud of and why?
Open Ended (coding, design, strategy, improvements, ...)
Name something you learned about the person next to you.
Sam (strong builder, strong programmer, good at speaking...)
Amelia (works hard, good at giving examples, kind, ....)
Piper (Kind, inclusive, comforts others when down, ...)
Andrew (energetic, kind hearted, compassionate, ...)
Natalie (organized, driven or hard working, good at programming, ...)
Sally (peaceful, smart, easy going, ...)
Daira (fun, passionate, learned a lot of new skills, ....)
What is the innovative about your solution, or what makes it different from solutions that might already exist?
Motorized, Waterproof, Holds many tools, Buoyant, Catch Tray, Dry Box for camera, Hooks to hold or drag a net, ...
Existing: Lanyards, Hands, Float Box, Non-motorized Toolboxes
Describe one way you improved your robot after testing
Changed the motor orientation
Changed the catch box for the Squid
Changed the sub attachment (added the panel to push it better)
Switched the Scuba man to a flip vs picking up with hook
Drove out backwards to the ship mast (more space)
Switched the delivery of the shark and squid to slide off in the places (make it less wide)
Left the one coral piece on the mat as it's not in the way (no need to collect it)
Reduced the speed of the coral push
Removed some my blocks that were messing up the codes
Did you use any websites, videos, or guides to help you build or program your robot? Which was most useful
Teams- Mind Factory Guidance from Past (Passive more reliable)
Alexi and Chris (Basic Programming and notes/units)
FLL Cast- Ideas for designs, motor calibration'
FLL Tutorial- passive attachment ideas
Prime Lessons for Gyro Straight and Turn codes
working prototype, working with professionals, learning new skills, working as a team,...
What has been your team’s favorite part of working on your project this season and why?
Open Ended (teamwork, fun, proud of accomplishments, coding, ...)
Describe the steps your team took to work on your innovation project this season.
Did some fieldtrips to learn about the theme. Contacted professionals for some real world ocean problems. Researched Ideas and Put them on Post It Notes. Dot Voted a Problem to Pick. Came up with Solutions (mind map). Put the solutions on a scoring matrix to pick the best one. We designed the USV. We built the USV. We tested the USV. We got feedback. We made improvements. We divided the work.
Describe a way your team has improved or gotten better over the season
Bonded through fun activities
Learned new skills- coding, building, soldering, canva
Learned to compromise and work through conflicts
Learned to divide out the work and trust each other
Improved our speaking and answering questions with examples
Robot improvements
How did you make sure every team member was involved and could share their ideas
Full team approach and pit crew approach. All helped with designs and building designs or mission models. All helped with attachment ideas or build the copy for the design board (to learn how to create these types of designs). All built base plates. all assessed the missions to determine our plan. Everyone participates fully in the robot games (backups)
How did you ensure that everyone had an important task to do and that their work was valued by the team
splitting up the work, sharing the work
everyone assigned a job in all parts
listening stick to hear answers
post it notes and mind map where everyone got to share ideas
dot voting to make sure everyone got a voice
clapping when we did things
cheering each other on
appreciation cards
What was an important lesson your team learned from working on your robot design?
Motto (never give up), Teamwork and getting ideas from others, mentoring each other, It's okay to fail to be successful, ....
Describe the problem you were trying to solve and how it connects to the season theme.
Ocean Exploration: Without animals we have no oceans to explore. Plastics are a major problem for sea animals. Helping animals entangled in plastics is very dangerous and difficult and requires sharp tools.
What would you do next for your project?
Make it tetherless (run off wireless motors similar to AUV)
Make the compartments modular and interchangeable for the needs of the end user
Share with more people to get it in use in the real world
Consider other feature to add to make it more useful
Which robot game missions did your team attempt to solve and why
Group by bases, Easy first, Ones with similar or same attachments, Distance/time to complete, decided to clear the board first for space to do the missions, ...
What were your team goals this season? Did you meet them?
Check the goal chart to compare
How did you handle conflicts? How did you resolve them?
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Dot Voting and Matrix scores
Everyone getting a vote
Letting people cool off
Resolving before leaving practice (don't leave them unresolved)
How could your solution help others and has your solution already made an impact on your community?
Shared with dolphin rescuers and experts. They feel this is a very useful tool and could be used not only in rescues but also in aquarium repairs and for dolphin assessments
If you could start over, what is one thing you would change on the robot?
large motors for the attachments (not wheels)
smaller to fit the spaces easier
Start with direct motor attachments (not gears)
Learn some programming to navigate better on the mat
Can you share more about the testing you did on the robot
Tested all designs to see if they drove straight and turned 90 degrees
Tested all wheels to see if they drove straight and to see how much weight they could push on the mat
Tested the final design for speed to see when it drove the straightest
Tested the missions to see if they were working and to figure out which ones to spend more time on or to pull from the final run
Tell us about your team meetings. How did you organize the work and who did what?
Team bonding and CV training
Project time
Robot Time
How did your coaches help you out this season?
guiding, teaching us skills, teaching us rules, teaching us about FLL, coding help, keeping us on track in practices, reminding us to be respectful, helping us contact the professionals and set up meetings with them, ....