Botball Competition: Designing the Best Robot

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Botball competitions require participants to build robots using a starter kit that includes around 100 LEGO pieces and three motors with four large wheels. The discussion centers on finding the best design for these robots, emphasizing the need for effective engineering principles. Participants express curiosity about optimal design strategies but struggle to define what constitutes a good design. A link to the official Botball website is provided for further information. Understanding Botball's requirements and design possibilities is crucial for success in the competition.
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Hello,

One day I saw a botball competition, and I asked them about the robots, they said they had to built them from a starter kit that has about 100 pieces of lego and 3 motor with 4 big wheels.

I was wondering, is there any way to come up with the best design. And yet, I still don't know what might a good design be in terms of engineering.

-Tom
 
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Define Botball.
 
Originally posted by Nice coder
Define Botball.


#ifdef Botball
return 0;
#endif

lol rofl



Defination of Botball is long. But here you can read about it:
http://www.botball.org
 
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