This model should represent the solution to your Innovation Project.

Deliver your Innovation Project model to the hydrogen plant target area.

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If your Innovation Project Model has the following: 10

• Made of at least two white LEGO® pieces.
• Measures at least as long as 4 LEGO “studs” in some direction.
• Is at least partly in the hydrogen plant target area

Design and bring a single Innovation Project Model of your own to the match.

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Oil is a non-renewable energy source that can be used to provide fuel for vehicles.

Pump the oil so that the fuel units load into the fuel truck, and then deliver the fuel truck to the fueling station.

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Score

• If a fuel unit is in the fuel truck: 5 EACH
• Bonus: If at least one fuel unit is in the fuel truck and the fuel truck is at least partly over the fueling station target: 10 ADDED

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M2 Oil Platform is a complex mission consisting of two steps. First the robot needs to load the oil to the fuel truck by lifting the lever of the oil platform and delivering the truck to the base. In the next part of the mission the robot has to deliver the truck to the fuel station area. The easiest way to complete the mission might be to take the truck back to the base right after the robot fills the truck with fuel using a lifting attachment. The robot can push the truck to the southeast base. When the robot returns to base it can be equipped with the attachment holding the truck and push it to the fuel station. You are not forced to accomplish the mission in two consecutive runs so you have to decide in which run to move the truck to the fuel station.

New technologies help us to store energy. Volcanic rocks can be heated in an insulated enclosure to store energy until it is needed.

Load energy units into the energy storage bin and then release the stored energy unit from the tray under the model.

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Score

• If an energy unit is completely in the energy storage bin (max of three): 10 EACH
• If the energy unit is completely removed from the energy storage tray: 5

All energy units stored in the energy storage bin may not be touching team equipment at the end of the match.

Note: You can score a maximum of 30 points from energy unit completely in the energy storage bin

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Energy storage is very interesting mission. You need to unload energy units in the energy storage. This can be done with a passive attachment - it can carry the energy units in a tray with a moving bottom. The bottom must have a pin that contacts with the energy storage so while the attachment moves above the energy storage, it's floor stays stationary and the energy units fall into the storage. Than the robot needs to pull the tray under the energy storage with an active hook. After that the energy stored in the tray needs to be taken out. The easiest way is to lift the tray and place it back down next to the stored energy.

Solar energy can be stored using new concentrating solar power technologies and then used to generate electricity.

Start the distribution of the energy units by moving them off their positions on the mat.

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Score

• If an energy unit has been completely removed from its starting circle: 5 EACH
• Bonus: If all three energy units have been completely removed from their starting circles: 5 ADDED

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Solar Farm mission is an easy one. There are at least two ways you can accomplish it. The first option is for the robot to push the energy units from their location.

The second is to use an active container attachment to pull the units in the left home area. The container needs to fall over the units so they can be dragged on the mat. The attachment needs to be active because the robot needs collect the units two times due to the distance between the right unit and the left couple of units.

Smart grids use electricity generated from all the different energy sources and distribute it to the consumer where and when it is needed.

Raise your field’s orange connector to complete the smart grid connection with the opposite field.

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Youtube video for M05 Smart Grid rules

Score

• If your field’s orange connector is completely raised: 20
• Bonus: If both teams’ orange connectors are completely raised: 10 ADDED

The smart grid model may not be touching team equipment at the end of the match

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This mission is easier that other missions from previous competitions where we had to communicate with the other team. It also is part of the guided mission and there is a program and video provided by FIRST for accomplishing this mission. Having said that the mission is a pull, push mission. Reach the missions model, position next to it and pull.

Smart grid is an easy mission, that requires cooperation in order to get the full 30 points. Before the match you can ask the opposite team if they are doing this mission and assess if it is worth it for your robot to do it. As this mission is at the top of the field, it can be worth it to skip it if you have a strategy that revolves around the bottom part.

The mission itself requires the robot to pull a part so that the "orange connector" (the orange hand) rises, as shown in the pictures. That can be done by simply following the line while having a bent part pull it passively. You can also have a locking type mechanism if you would prefer to approach the mission from the front. Lastly, you can always have a motor that can pull the part pretty easily.

Hybrid cars use a combination of energy sources and can recharge or refuel at the fueling station.

Recharge the hybrid car by inserting the hybrid unit into the car.

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Youtube video for M06 Hybrid Car

Score

• If the hybrid car is no longer touching the ramp: 10
• If the hybrid unit is in the hybrid car: 10

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Hybrid car is a bit of a tricky mission. To achieve the full 20 points, you need the hybrid unit to be in the car and the car to not touch the ramp. To do that the robot can lift the lever at the back of the mission. That can be done with one easy movement of a motor, or even a passive attachment.

The tricky part is getting the hybrid unit to consistently fall into the car. That can be done with a some guiding beams for the energy unit or you can also take the unit from the mission in one run and then return it in the car in another.

Another problem is the car's position after it leaves the ramp. Depending on where it stops, the car might impede the run to the nearest missions. You can make an attachment that stops the car from moving too far. For advanced builders and programmers, we recommend building an attachment that can take both the car and the hybrid unit to either base. There one of the technicians can insert the unit in the car. That way we can solve both problems relatively easily.

Renewable energy from the wind is used to turn the turbine blades and generate electricity.

Release the energy units from the wind turbine.

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Youtube video for M07 Wind turbine rules

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• If an energy unit is no longer touching the wind turbine: 10 EACH

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The Wind Turbine mission is a great source of energy units for other missions. For the mission itself you don't need to collect the energy units, you can leave them anywhere and as long as they don't touch the mission model you will get the 30 points. To complete the mission you technically do not have to engage with the push mechanism, but the energy units are in a very awkward spot so we suggest pushing the mechanism three times. Collect the energy units so you can use them in other missions by using simple basket-like attachment that catches them as they fall out of the mission model.

Energy consumption in our homes is part of everyday life, such as watching the television.

Raise the television screen and move the energy unit to the television slot.

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Youtube video for M08 Television rules

Score

• If the television is completely raised: 10
• If an energy unit is completely in the green television slot: 10

The watch television model and the energy unit in the green television slot may not be touching team equipment at the end of the match.

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Watch television is an easy mission that can grant you potentially 20 points if the robot executes it correctly. To complete the mission, the robot needs to push the sofa closer to the television. That way the television screen will rise and the energy unit will fall out. The trick with this mission is for the robot to push it slowly. That way the energy unit should end up in the green television slot and not fall out on the field.

If it still falls out, you can make a barrier behind the unit so that it can't go further than needed.

Electronic devices like toys require energy to work. Rechargeable batteries are a more sustainable choice than disposable batteries.

Insert an energy unit or a rechargeable battery into the dinosaur toy to make it work.

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Youtube video for M09 Dinosaur Toy rules

Score

• If the dinosaur toy is completely in the left home area: 10
• If the dinosaur toy lid is completely closed:
  • And there is an energy unit inside: 10
  • Or there is a rechargeable battery inside: 20

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Demand for energy is very high, and many different energy sources can be used to meet that demand.

Release the three energy units from the power plant.

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Youtube video for M10 Power plant rules

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• If an energy unit is no longer touching the power plant: 5 EACH
• Bonus: If all three energy units are no longer touching the power plant: 10 ADDED

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Power plant is a complex mission that can potentially give you up to 25 points. To get the full amount of points the robot needs to release all three energy units from the mission model. For the front one, the robot needs to push the front lever down, but for the side ones, the robot needs to lift the blocker up. Both of these motions can be achieved with a passive attachment using angled parts in order to push and lift the correct parts of the mission model when the robot moves forward. If this doesn't work for you, you can always use a single motor attachment that can push and lift.

You can also collect the energy units to be used in other missions, but the units in this mission are very spread apart and hard to collect, so we would recommend not to. However, if you need them, we recommend to collect only the one at the front while doing the mission itself. The ones at the sides will roll close to each launch area and can be collected easily on a later run if needed.

Water released from the reservoir turns the turbine wheel to generate electricity.

Send the water unit from the top of the hydroelectric dam into the turbine wheel to release the energy unit.

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Youtube video for M11 Hydroelectric Dam rules

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• If the energy unit is no longer touching the hydroelectric dam: 20

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Hydroelectric dam is a relatively easy mission that grants 20 points for removing the energy unit. The mission itself is right next to the left launch area so it can be done in a short run. To do the mission itself, the robot needs to lift a lever that releases a water unit down to spin the turbine wheel that releases the energy unit. You can do that either with a passive attachment with a bent part or with a simple lifting motor attachment.

This energy unit, while only one, is easy to collect with a passive attachment that is positioned so the energy unit falls into it. If you need one energy unit for other missions, we recommend collecting this one.

In front of the Hydroelectric dam mission there is a looped water unit which we recommend the robot collects, because it is used in M12 Water Reservoir.

Water from the river above the dam is stored in the reservoir. Water from lower down the river can also be pumped back up to fill the reservoir at times when there is excess electricity to use.

Place the looped water units from the river above and below the dam into the water reservoir or onto the red hooks.

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Youtube video for M12 Water Reservoir rules

Score

• If a looped water unit is completely in the water reservoir, touching the mat: 5 EACH
• If a looped water unit is placed on a single red hook: 10 EACH HOOK

The loop on the looped water unit may extend out of the water reservoir.

Looped water units in the water reservoir or on red hooks may not be touching team equipment at the end of the match.

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Water reservoir is a complex mission that can potentially net you 25 points. To achieve that, you need to gather three looped water units, one in front of the Hydroelectric dam and two after the water reservoir. We recommend gathering these while doing other missions so you can setup their placement better.

The mission itself requires the robot to put these looped water units either in the water reservoir or on the red hooks. Those placed in the reservoir grant your team 5 points each and those on the hooks grant 10 points, but you can only have one water unit per hook and thus you can only get 20 points from the hooks.

One strategy is to ignore the hooks completely and just place the three water units in the reservoir. That way your team gains 15 points, only 10 less than the maximum. That can be done by having them hang on a beam or axle that is attached to a motor and then dropping them. If you want something more complex, you can also make a passive attachment with a rubber band that releases the looped water units.

If you want to make the full 25 points out of this mission, the robot will have to place two of the water units on the two hooks, but beware that this attachment will need a lot of work to do the mission reliably. In order to place the looped water units on the hooks, you can use two axles that hold each loop and the robot needs to maneuver so that the hooks end up in between the axles. These axles would also need to be attached to a motor so they can be lowered for the loops to get caught in the hooks and come off when the robot drives backwards. You can also try to place the loops horizontally because the hooks are at an angle. Then have an attachment that drops them on the hooks.

Surplus renewable energy can be used to convert water into hydrogen gas that can be stored in tanks until it is needed.

Deliver energy units to the hydrogen plant target area.

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Youtube video for M13 Power-To-X

Score

• If an energy unit is completely in the hydrogen plant target area (max of three): 5 EACH

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Factories use large amounts of energy to make the products we use such as toys.

Deliver energy units to the toy factory bin and release the mini dinosaur toy.

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Youtube video for M14 Toy Factory

Score

• If an energy unit is at least partly in the slot in the back of the toy factory (or in the red hopper) (max of three): 5 EACH
• If the mini dinosaur toy has been released: 10

Energy units stored in the toy factory may not be touching team equipment at the end of the match.

Note: You can score a maximum of 15 points from energy unit at least partly in the slot in the back of the toy factory (or in the red hopper)

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Power can be stored in batteries, but it takes a lot of energy to produce them.

Deliver energy units to the rechargeable battery target area.

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Youtube video for M15 Rechargeable Battery

Score

• If an energy unit is completely in the rechargeable battery target area (max of three): 5 EACH

The rechargeable battery is not an energy unit.

Energy units stored in the rechargeable battery target area may not be touching team equipment at the end of the match.

Note: You can score a maximum of 15 points from energy units completely in the rechargeable battery target area

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