RoboGames (previously ROBOlympics) is an annual robot contest held in

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. The last RoboGames was held April 27–29, 2018. On July 22, 2022, Robogames 2023 was announced for April 6-9, once again in

. Competitions typically involve entrants representing a large selection of countries, who compete in over fifty categories, such as autonomously navigating robots in

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, stair climbing, weight lifting, soccer bots, sumo bots, and kung-fu. About two thirds of the robot events are autonomous, while the remaining third are remotely operated ( RCVs). Despite this, a large plurality of entrants in RoboGames remain in the remotely operated events, specifically combat robotics. According to the

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, the 2005 RoboGames held the record for the world's largest

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until being surpassed by VEX Worlds in 2016. RoboGames was selected by ''

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'' for their list of "The Best Ten North American Geek Fests".

Media coverage

In May/June 2011,

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broadcast selected heavyweight combat division matches from RoboGames in a one-hour special titled ''Killer Robots: RoboGames 2011''. The program was hosted by

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. RoboGames built a framework for collaboration between builders and engineers from all over the world.

Events

RoboGames events are divided into ten general categories: * Humanoids, for human-like robots *

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, where the robots push their opponents *

Combat Combat ( French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed ( not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, or ...

, where the object is to destroy one's opponent's robot * Junior League, a category for under-18s * Autonomous Autos, a navigation category *

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, a racing competition * Art Bots, for aesthetically pleasing robots * Robot Soccer, a soccer competition * Autonomous Humanoid Challenges * Open, a miscellaneous category

References

External links

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