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It has been 12 years(!) since I last touched robocode, but I'm (probably briefly) revisiting it!
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Rococode sparked my interest in AI as a teenager; now, I do AI research for a living
  
 
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*BeepBoop is my new (in development) mega bot.  
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*[[BeepBoop]] is a new mega bot. I wrote it more than 10 years after the others when I finished grad school. It is by far the strongest bot in the rumble.  
 
*[[WaveSerpent]] was previously my strongest bot. It got as high as 3rd place in the rumble and is still the top bot not using [[Bullet Shadows]].
 
*[[WaveSerpent]] was previously my strongest bot. It got as high as 3rd place in the rumble and is still the top bot not using [[Bullet Shadows]].
 
*[[Hydra]] was one of the first bots to succesfully use [[Dynamic Clustering]] at the highest level.
 
*[[Hydra]] was one of the first bots to succesfully use [[Dynamic Clustering]] at the highest level.
 
*[[Logic]] was my first robot. It ended up pretty strong in melee.  
 
*[[Logic]] was my first robot. It ended up pretty strong in melee.  
*[[Thorn]] was my first [[MicroBot]]. It (briefly) took first in the micro rumble by essentially adding  [[Stop And Go]] movement to [[RaikoMicro]].  
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*[[Thorn]] was my first [[MicroBot]]. At one point, it was 1st in the micro rumble.
 
*[[Needle]] was the first microbot to use [[Multiple Choice]] in its gun.
 
*[[Needle]] was the first microbot to use [[Multiple Choice]] in its gun.
*[[WaveShark]] is the first (and I think only) micro-sized [[Wave Surfing|wave surfer]].
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*[[WaveShark]] was the first (and I think only) micro-sized [[Wave Surfing|wave surfer]].
*[[Splinter]] is my [[NanoBot]]. It popularized [[Stop And Go]] movement by (briefly) getting first in the nano rumble.  
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*[[Splinter]] was my first [[NanoBot]]. It popularized [[Stop And Go]] movement by (briefly) getting 1st in the nano rumble.  
*[[GeminiTeam]] is my entrant to the [[TwinDuel]] competition, where it currently holds first place.  
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*[[GeminiTeam]] was my entrant to the [[TwinDuel]] competition.
 
*[[MaxRisk]] is a [[MicroBot]] and one of the best [[Ramming Movement|rammers]] around. It is king of the [[Rambot Challenge 2K6]].
 
*[[MaxRisk]] is a [[MicroBot]] and one of the best [[Ramming Movement|rammers]] around. It is king of the [[Rambot Challenge 2K6]].
*[[Vyper]] is a  non-surfing [[MiniBot]] similar to [[Thorn]] and probably destined to be retired soon.
 
  
 
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*[[SeaSerpent]] used an old version of [[WaveSerpent]]'s movement and an experimental [[Pattern Matching]] gun. It showed promise in hitting surfers and its gun ended up in [[WaveSerpent]]'s [[Virtual Guns]] array.  
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*[[SeaSerpent]] used an old version of [[WaveSerpent]]'s movement and an experimental [[Pattern Matching]] gun. It showed promise in hitting surfers, and its gun ended up in [[WaveSerpent]]'s [[Virtual Guns]] array.
*[[Puzzle]] is my old [[One on One|one-on-one]] robot. It was ranked in the top 40, but is now retired.  
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*[[Vyper]] was a non-surfing [[MiniBot]] similar to [[Thorn]].
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*[[Puzzle]] was my old [[One on One|one-on-one]] robot. It was ranked in the top 40 but is now retired.  
  
 
[[Category:Bot Authors|Kev]]
 
[[Category:Bot Authors|Kev]]

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