- INDEPENDENT – to do what they want, when they want, the way they want (no matter where they live)
- ENGAGED – to feel needed, and productive, and to have fun
- CONNECTED – to have meaningful relationships with family and friends
Seniors have wisdom and perspective, from a full lifetime of experience. The problem is that the older we get, the more difficult life gets. We lose strength, speed, flexibility, and memory. Our hearing, eye sight, and other senses are diminished. It’s harder to get around. Health problems creep in. Loved ones pass away. New technologies are unfamiliar to us…
In the Senior Solutions robot game, you and your robot will manage a mix of challenges and activities related to being independent, engaged, or connected. None of them really has to do with being “old,” but a few of them have a harder version and an easier version. As you notice how much harder the hard versions are, and design your robot to master them, imagine what innovative technical designs and improvements you could make in real life that would make life easier for seniors – for your loved ones, and for your future self!
FRIENDLY WARNING: While it’s obvious that everyone needs to become an expert on the details of the Missions below, it’s also EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for everyone, vets as well as rookies, to read the OTHER THREE CRITICAL ROBOT GAME PAGES: Field Setup + Rules + Updates and go back to them repeatedly. Look at the benefits…
TEAMS WHO READ EVERY THING
— have fewer questions
— have less rework
— have fewer surprises at tournaments
— score higher
— have more fun
TEAMS WHO DON’T
— operate in a fog
— start over and lose time
— learn a lot from… referees
— lose points
— get stressed
Resources:
Complete Challenge document (robot game on pages 6 through 25)
Robot Game video
