Code robots. Win games.
thebotslam is programming for fun, whether you're writing your first loop or your ten-thousandth. Write code that makes your robots smarter, and win games of capture the flag, infiltrate, hide and seek and last one standing.
Use sensors, lasers and rockets to gain an advantage, and pick the right mix of tracked, wheeled, flying and walking robots to conquer the terrain.
Start building, coding, competingFree: all test matches, and your first 3 matches with other builders.
CHS-L: tracks
Head north at full speed; lob a rocket ahead whenever the launcher is ready.
Open the Workshop →Assembly for the bare metal, or C++, BASIC, Python, JavaScript, Lua, Java, C# and Blocks. Every bot runs on the same small CPU, so smart code beats big code. Test in the Workshop, then put it on the rated ladder.
Free: all test matches, and your first 3 matches with other builders. Your code stays in your own files.
Testing new
The tab you're testing plays Blue (two bots, both running its program on its machine). House bots run on their own machines (the seeker carries a GPS); your saved bots use theirs, as last saved. Bots start at random spots for each seed, or at your fixed starts if you set them in the Arena.
Your draft against a real ladder bot. Private to you, unrated, and your draft isn't stored.