Kicker

Introduction

The VEX AIM Coding Robot features a front-mounted kicker that disengages objects held by its magnetic attachment. It can be used to kick sports balls with adjustable force levels or gently place barrels in front of the robot.

Below is a list of available blocks:

• kick object – Activates the kicker with a specified force level (hard, medium, or soft).

• place object – Gently releases a barrel in front of the robot.

kick object

The kick object block activates the robot’s kicker to kick an object with one of three levels of force.

kick object stack block

  kick object [medium v]

Parameters	Description
force	The force with which to activate the Kicker: hard medium soft

Example

when started, kick object with full force

  when started :: hat events
  [Kick an object with full force.]
  kick object [hard v]

place object

The place object block activates the robot’s kicker in order to place an object gently in front of the robot.

place object stack block

    place object

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Example

when started, place object and move reverse for 100 mm

    when started :: hat events
    [Place an object, then back up.]
    place object
    move [reverse v] for [100] [mm v] ▶