Royal Robothon – Current Challenge

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April

Your crew has undertaken a host of adventures, from rescuing endangered creatures to revitalizing aquatic environments and everything in between. But in order to continue your quest among the seas, you must address the wear and tear on your boat, which has persisted alongside you throughout each endeavor. Lower the mast to rid the boat of a sea-plant infestation, then counterbalance your recently collected coconut crabs in your specialized research barrels. As you wrap up maintenance, don’t forget to retract the orlop loading ramp to a level position, so you can stow the last of your gear on the main deck. Now you’re done – and ready for the next expedition!

Various Pre-loads

Pre-loads can be used in missions two or three. These can be placed on or near the robot during the start of a run in order to complete a mission.

April’s pre-loads

Submerge the Sea-Plants

Tip the structure over so that the sea plants are on the ground.

Difficulty: Beginner
Challenge Points: 10
Mission Points: 1

Set-up state

Completed state

Counterbalance the Crustaceans

Drop the crab pre-load into the bucket to balance out the structure.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Challenge Points: 10
Mission Points: 2

Set-up state. Crab is a pre-load.

Completed state

Retract the Orlop Ramp

Rebalance the ramp and place at least one pre-load onto the ramp.

Difficulty: Advanced
Challenge Points: 10
Mission Points: 3

Set-up state

Completed state one

Completed state two