Name: Occam 3: The B.E.A.S.T
Status: Operational
Features:

• Four high traction pneumatic wheels

Description: In 2003, teams could gain points based on the number of game pieces (boxes) in their scoring zone; the score could be further increased by a multiplier based on the height of the tallest stack of boxes an alliance possesed. A large sum of bonus points was also available if, at the end of the match, a team's robot was ontop of a ramp in the centre of the field. We decided to design our robot to defend the top of the ramp from other robots, and to quickly move boxes from our opponent's scoring zone to our own. Thus, we built a very tough box-on-wheels with a strong and reliable drive system; a design decision which served us very well.