A robot is an electro-mechanical device that can perform autonomous or preprogrammed tasks. A robot may act under the direct control of a human (eg. the robotic arm of the space shuttle) or autonomously under the control of a programmed computer. Robots may be used to perform tasks that are too dangerous or difficult for humans to implement directly (e.g. nuclear waste clean up) or may be used to automate repetitive tasks that can be performed more cheaply by a robot than by the employment of a human (e.g. automobile production.)
Specifically, robot can be used to describe an intelligent mechanical device in the form of a human. This form of robot (culturally referred to as androids) is common in science fiction stories. However, such robots are yet to become common-place in reality.
Internet bots are named after the word robot because they perform mundane, repetitive tasks.
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BeBits: RobotWar - Features information, screenshots, and download for BeOS.
BotWarz - A project based on Bot Arena.
Grobots - A programming game in which robots capable of reproducing compete to survive each other's presence. Robots can move, sense, think, eat, reproduce, communicate, fight, and die - all without human intervention. Includes screenshots, documentation, mailing list, and MacOS alpha version download.
JBotRace - A car racing simulator in which the cars are driven by robots. The robots are small programs written in Java and it is the player's task to program the fastest robot.
Research Projects: Mission Lab - MissionLab takes high-level military-style plans and executes them with teams of real or simulated robotic vehicles.
RoboCom - Build virtual robots and try to wipe out the other robots using all means possible.
Meta Description: [ RoboCom is a game for programmers: With your program,
you determine how your robots will move, communicate with others or even build more robots. ]
Robot Race - A free Robo Rally clone.
Meta Description: [ Robot Race Development Site ]
Robot War Competition - Prizes and information regarding the competition at the IIT chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery.
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RobotWar3D - Create virtual robots to run in this environment using any Windows language.
Meta Description: [ RobotWar3D - The first game created for programmers. Create Virtual Robots
to run in this environment using the Windows language of your choice. ]
RoboWars - Requires players to build a robot using C or C++ and then compete against other robots.
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