Jack sets the robot to pursuit mode

Having read the task brief, Jack states that “this sounds like a total pain”.

His initial strategy is to get the robot to direct itself at the charging station, rather than trying to find it himself. He starts out by saying “Charging station” to the robot, and, when it doesn’t react (because that contains an ‘O’), telling it to “Walk”. When it again fails to react, he instructs it to “Walk at charging station”, and when it refuses, asks it why, prompting the robot to point out that ‘station’ contains an ‘O’.

Jack switches his wording but not his strategy, instructing the robot to “Walk at charging plug”, but the robot responds that the “charging plug” is behind it, and turns around to reveal the socket on its back. When Jack then instructs the robot to “Find plug”, the robot responds “Plug there”, while gesturing to the socket.

Realising that he’s going to have to find the charging station himself, Jack instructs the robot to “Stay” while he leaves the room. Deciding that the station must be outside, Jack instructs the robot to follow him using the commands “Pursuit” and “Turn”, and then directs it down the steps of the house using the command “Stairs”.

Jack initially directs the robot around the side of the house, before instructing it to “Wait” (which it does) and then “Follow” him back towards the caravan (which it refuses to do). He then returns to using the command “Pursuit”, before trying to get the robot to move faster by saying “Quick”.

Once in front of the shed, Jack instructs the robot to “Wait” and then “Turn”, and then “Wait” again, so that he can plug it into the charging station.

In the studio, Alex reveals that Jack had completed the task in 9 minutes and 3 seconds, which earns him 3 points.

(Written by Karl Craven and proofread by M3 / Andres Sanchez)

(Illustrations collected and adjusted by: David Fuller)