We Fixed it!

In FLL there is always room for redesign! We saw that our robot needed that when she wasn't easily going over some of the game board. The problem was that the ball socket was getting hooked on the gate piece, as Myrtle plowed over it. So we took our design back to the drawing board.
 
We created a special back end design for Myrtle and it seems to allow her to easily travel over the gate.  We talked with mentor from Penn FLL, who gave us the idea that we needed to support the ball socket with braces.  (Thanks so much coach Jim!)

Jake, Sophie, and Sammy came up with a quick design. Sure enough it was all we needed.   In the future, we might come up with a smoother design that incorporates other wheels. We just are running on limited lego parts and supplies.   All in good time.  For now, we are happy to improvise with what we got.

We love it when a plan comes together!