Kicker

Introduction

The VEX AIM Coding Robot has a front-mounted Kicker that pushes objects away from the robot’s magnetic attachment. This separates the object from the magnet so the robot can either kick a ball with different force levels or place an object gently in front of the robot.

Below is a list of all methods:

Actions — Kick or place an object.

• kick — Kicks an object with a selected force.

• place — Places an object gently in front of the robot.

Actions

kick

kick activates the robot’s Kicker to kick an object.

Usage:
robot.kicker.kick(force)

Parameter	Description
force	The force used to kick the object: HARD MEDIUM SOFT

Example

# Kick an object with hard force
robot.kicker.kick(HARD)

place

place uses the robot’s Kicker to place an object gently in front of the robot.

Usage:
robot.kicker.place()

Parameters	Description
	This method has no parameters.

Example

# Place an object, then back up
robot.kicker.place()
robot.move_for(50, 180)