Strategy
The strategy was based on a time analysis of the set tasks required to obtain Golden Samoleans. The tasks for the robot are shown below
Turn on and find beacon
The time required from turn on to the start of mining botcoins is relatively the same for the two designs, but the main benefit of the shooter design is the significant reduction in overall time required to mine botcoins. The botcoin algorithm can be pressed no faster than once per 0.5 seconds. The algorithm provides the first coin after one button press, the second coin after two additional button presses, the third coin after three additional button presses, and so on.
The team assumed that a typical dumping robot would mine enough coins to fill one depository and then drive over to deposit the coins. The robot would not be able to mine coins during the travel to and from the depository, and thus since the shooter does not need to move to deposit coins, the overall time to mine coins is significantly reduced.
Turn on and find beacon
- Move towards server
- Find and follow tape
- Align with server
- Mine botcoins
- Deposit coins
The time required from turn on to the start of mining botcoins is relatively the same for the two designs, but the main benefit of the shooter design is the significant reduction in overall time required to mine botcoins. The botcoin algorithm can be pressed no faster than once per 0.5 seconds. The algorithm provides the first coin after one button press, the second coin after two additional button presses, the third coin after three additional button presses, and so on.
The team assumed that a typical dumping robot would mine enough coins to fill one depository and then drive over to deposit the coins. The robot would not be able to mine coins during the travel to and from the depository, and thus since the shooter does not need to move to deposit coins, the overall time to mine coins is significantly reduced.