Programming the RCX

Today I am programming our RCX robot. Sean and Shayna are building the robot and adapting its design. Eric is recording notes about our robot's design and what is being done to it. I have created a program that makes our robot move motor B which control our dumper for a rotation of 35 degrees (measured by a rotation sensor which the axle extending from the motor goes through and then stop). Sean and Shayna have put a beam going across onto our robot to stop the dumper from going too far back and to keep the starting position constant. We have tested our robot and the program works however, the position we are dropping the buckyball is unrealistic considering that later we will have to make it move into that position on the board.