Robomaster EP

Omnidirectional ground robotics

The Robomaster EP

The robomaster Educational Platform is an omnidirectional robot with a claw arm or a turret firing infra-red or soft projectiles

Building the Robomaster EP

Video 1: The wheels and body

Video 2: The arm and accessories

Piloting the Robomaster

Using the app choose solo mode, use the on screen controls

Programming the Robomaster

The EP can be programmed with blocks (scratch like) or python, we will use python.

Robomaster Python Example

from robomaster import robot # import robot
ep = robot.Robot()
ep.initialize(conn_type="sta") # initialise
epChassis = ep.chassis # chassis setup

# Move Forward by 0.5m then left by 0.6m
epChassis.move(x=0.5, xy_speed=0.7).wait_for_completed()
epChassis.move(y=-0.6, xy_speed=0.7).wait_for_completed()

# Turn Clockwise 90 degrees
epChassis.move(z=90, z_speed=45).wait_for_completed()
ep.close()

The Challenges

1/ Race

Control your EP directly or use code to race around a race track in the atrium.

Winning Condition:
First to the finish

Allowed modes:
vs / vs / vs

2/ Obstacle Course

Control your EP directly and be the first through the obstacle course.

Winning Condition:
First to the finish, hitting an obstacle = disqualification

Allowed modes:
vs / vs / vs

3/ Target Practice

Shoot all the targets in the time limit, targets further from the starting position are worth more.

Winning Condition:
Most points in the time limit

Allowed modes:
vs / vs

4/ Run and Gun

Race around the course and shoot all the targets in time.

Winning Condition:
First to the finish, hit all targets

Allowed modes:
vs / vs

5/ Musical Areas

Must move while music is playing, when music stops move to an active area.

Winning Condition:
Last one standing wins, last robot to get to an area when the music stops is eliminated

Allowed modes:
vs / vs / vs

6/ Pick up and Drop

Identify and pick up the right box and put it down in the right place carefully as fast as you can.

Winning Condition:
fastest time, dropped package = disqualification

Allowed modes:
vs / vs

7/ Delivery Course

Deliver the package from one side of the obstacle course to another.

Winning Condition:
First to the finish, dropped package or hitting obstacle = disqualification

Allowed modes:
vs / vs

8/ Seek and destroy

Team challenge, Robot laser tag, destroy your opponents to win, hitting an opponent disables for 10 seconds, 10 points per disable.

Winning Condition:
Team with highest store

Allowed modes:
vs / vs

9/ King of the hill

Team challenge, Control the hill with your team for the longest, hitting an opponent disables for 10 seconds.

Winning Condition:
Team with longest time on the hill

Allowed modes:
vs / vs

10/ Capture the cube

Team challenge, capture and keep hold of the cube for the longest time, hitting an opponent forces the opponent's gripper to open and disables for 10 seconds.

Winning Condition:
Team who holds the cube longest

Allowed modes:
vs / vs

Resources

• User Manual
• Setup and Instruction Videos
• More Videos
• Vision Markers
• Online programming Guide (Scratch & Python)
• Robomaster SDK readthedocs.io
• Robomaster EP Examples
• Robomaster Software: windows or mac