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HOCKEY: Three remote controlled robots to a
side play hockey using a standard street puck.
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ART BOTS: Robots don’t have to be limited to
roles of speed and strength. What about beauty?
We celebrate robots that make cocktails, paint, play
musical instruments, or just look and act cool!
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OTHERS: If you can think it up, there’s an event
for it. Robots that balance like Segways, robots
that can put out fires, solar robots, task-oriented
robots … For a full list of events and rules, check
out robogames.net/events.
At RoboGames, there are 54 categories in total.
Many of the robots have a lot in common:
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MOTORS: Combat and sumo robots can get
away with two motors or servos, while humanoid
robots have from 18–30 of them. Motors range in
cost from $1–$2,000 and servos are about
$5–$200, depending on quality and abilities.
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ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROLLERS (ESCs):
These control the motors. Do you want to go fast
or slow? The ESC determines that. ESCs cost
from $30 on the tiny robot side all the way up to
$1,000 for large-scale robots.
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BRAIN: The computer that runs everything.
If you’ve played with an Arduino, you’re already
started! Humanoid robot brains are often
specialized controllers that position each servo
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