ENGR 1305 Lego Robotics Project
Each semester, the students in Foundations of Engineering II (ENGR 1305) are split into teams of 2-3 students. Each team is asked to construct a series of Lego robots designed to accomplish various tasks. Teams must develop the mechanics of the robot and program each to achieve the goals. Since the content of the course includes instruction in the basics of C++ programming language, the robots are programmed using a C-like language.
Near the end of the semester, the teams compete in an "Adventure to Mars". Each team builds a "Martian probe" to clear "rocks" (ping-pong balls) and "boulders" (tennis balls) from a future landing area. Points are accumulated by removing the debris from the area.
The pictures below illustrate some of the student robots.
All-Time Great Rounds
| Score | Team | Semester & Round |
| 304 | Jason, Kira | Spring, 2006 - Round 3 |
| 206 | Bob, Mac | Spring, 2006 - Round 3 |
| 189 | James, Steve | Spring, 2007 - Round 3 |
| 179 | Dick, Mandy | Spring, 2008 - Round 3
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| 172 | Baba, Brian | Spring, 2006 - Round 1 |
| 169 | Jason, Kira | Spring, 2006 - Round 2 |
| 168 | Jason, Kira | Spring, 2006 - Round 1 |
Competition Results - Spring, 2008
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| Place | Team | Total Points | Place | Team | Total Points | Place | Team | Total Points |
| 1 | Greg, David
| 70
| 1 | Greg, David | 82
| 1 | Dick, Mandy | 179 |
| 2 | Melissa, Marc
| 58 | 2 | Dick, Mandy | 67
| 2 | Kyle, Justin | 119 |
| 3 | Kyle, Justin
| 51 | 3 | Marlon, John, Katia | 64
| 3 | Melissa, Marc | 109 |
| 4 | Dick, Mandy
| 27
| 4 | Melissa, Marc | 37
| 4 | Marlon, John, Katia | 96 |
| 5 | Marlon, John, Katia
| 0
| 5 | Kyle, Justin | 16
| 5 | Greg, David | 84 |
Competition Results - Spring, 2007
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| Place | Team | Total Points | Place | Team | Total Points | Place | Team | Total Points |
| 1 | Brannon, Juan | 110 | 1 | Andres, Damon, Russell | 78 | 1 | James, Steve | 189 |
| 2 | James, Steve | 59 | 2 | James, Steve | 67 | 2 | Brannon, Juan | 108 |
| 3 | Andres, Damon, Russell | 52 | 3 | Brannon, Juan | 57 | 3 | Andres, Damon, Russell | 74 |
Competition Results - Spring, 2006
| Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
| Place |
Team |
Total Points |
Place |
Team |
Total Points |
Place |
Team |
Total Points |
| 1 |
Baba, Brian |
172 |
1 |
Jason, Kira |
169 |
1 |
Jason, Kira |
304 |
| 2 |
Jason, Kira |
168 |
2 |
Mike, Sam |
153 |
2 |
Bob, Mac |
206 |
| 3 |
Bob, Mac |
83 |
3 |
Baba, Brian |
97 |
3 |
Baba, Brian |
99 |
| 4 |
Mike, Sam |
73 |
4 |
Bob, Mac |
84 |
4 |
Mike, Sam |
98 |
| 5 |
David, Kim |
21 |
5 |
David, Kim |
33 |
5 |
David, Kim |
61 |