Striker#

Striker is the VEX V5 Hero Bot used in the V5RC 23-24 Over Under Playground.

Robot Overview#

The VEXcode VR Robot window showing the Striker Robot. It shows the robot moving Triballs with an arm and intake in a GPS-enabled field.

Striker supports standard VR controls and sensors such as the Inertial Sensor and Brain Timer, with additional Striker-specific features covered in Robot-Specific Blocks and Robot-Specific Python.

Motor Groups#

Configuration &
Python Command Name

Description

Striker robot arm motor.
Arm Motor
arm_motor

The arm can be raised and lowered. This allows the robot to do things like transport game objects. By default, the arm starts at 0 degrees and will be fully lowered when spun forward for 1200 degrees.

Striker robot intake motor.
Intake Motor
intake_motor

The intake can be spun forward and in reverse. This allows the robot to collect and score game objects. The intake will collect a Triball when spun forward 360 degrees and score or drop a Triball when spun in reverse for 360 degrees.

Components and Features#

Component or Feature

Use

API Documentation

Drivetrain

Moves and turns the robot.

Blocks - Python

Arm Motor

The arm can be raised and lowered. This allows the robot to do things like transport game objects. By default, the arm starts at 0 degrees and will be fully lowered when spun forward for 1200 degrees.

Blocks - Python

Intake Motor

The intake can be spun forward and in reverse. This allows the robot to collect and score game objects. The intake will collect a Triball when spun forward 360 degrees and score or drop a Triball when spun in reverse for 360 degrees.

Blocks - Python

Optical Sensor

Detects if an object is close to the robot and what color it is.

Blocks - Python

Rotation Sensor

Returns the current angle of rotation and position of the Arm Motor.

Blocks - Python

GPS Sensor

Returns the robot’s current position and heading on the Playground.

Blocks - Python

Brain Timer

Tracks elapsed time since the project started.

Blocks - Python

The GPS Sensor uses the Cartesian coordinate system for navigation, with the center of the field at the origin (0, 0) and extending 1800 mm in each direction.

Striker robot with sensors and motor groups used in the Over Under Playground.

Playgrounds#

Playground

Description

V5RC 23-24 Over Under

Score Triballs and Elevate in the V5RC 23-24 Virtual Skills field.