Robocode/Articles

This page contains articles from the web about Robocode.

Articles from IBM developerWorks

Interview with the creator of Robocode

• 01 May 2002 - AlphaBot: An interview with Robocode creator Mat Nelson

Rock 'em, sock 'em Robocode

• 01 Jan 2002 - Rock 'em, sock 'em Robocode! Learning Java programming is more fun than ever with this advanced robot battle simulation engine
• 01 May 2002 - Round 2 - Go beyond the basics with advanced robot building and team play

Secrets from the Robocode masters

• 01 May 2002 - Factored wall avoidance
• 01 May 2002 - Tracking your opponents' movement - Select the best movement algorithm for each opponent
• May 2002 - Circular targeting - Hit robots that travel in circles with perfect accuracy
• May 2002 - Predictive targeting
• May 2002 - Dodge bullets
• May 2002 - Anti-gravity movement
• Jun 2002 - Extensible/reusable robots
• Jun 2002 - Polymorphic enemy cache
• Jun 2002 - Radar sweeps
• Jun 2002 - RoboLeague
• July 2002 - Tracking bullets - Choose the best aiming technique for each opponent
• 15 Jul 2002 - A collection of hints, tips, and advice from the Robocode masters
• 15 Jul 2002 - Robocode strategies

Robocode Rumble

• 15 Jul 2002 - Let the games begin - alphaWorks launches Robocode Rumble
• 01 Aug 2002 - Tips from the champs - Rumble champions reveal the strategy behind their winning 'bots

Papers

• August 4, 2003 A study of battle strategy for the Robocode by Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Yu Uchida and Kajiro Watanabe
• October 28, 2003 Evolving Robocode Tank Fighters by Jacob Eisenstein
• December, 2004 Robocode - Development of a Robocode team by Jens Frokjaer, Palle B. Hansen, Martin L. Kristiansen, Ivan V. S. Larsen, Dan Malthesen, Tom Oddershede and Rene Suurland
• March 30, 2005 GP-Robocode: Using Genetic Programming to Evolve Robocode Players by Yehonatan Shichel, Eran Ziserman, and Moshe Sipper