RoboForge

The future is here. Roboforge lets you construct gigantic robotic gladiators, train them to think and fight, and then unleash them in massive international tournaments for money and prizes. Does this sound to good to be true?

The design and construction of a robot is completely up to you. Roboforge is not just a case of simplistic limb options. It is a full 3D robotic construction environment. You can construct virtually any kind of creation by simply clicking components together.

You are limited only by your imagination and ingenuity. You can use components from several different manufacturers to construct robots that may look like a creature or vehicle, or ones that look like something never before seen. You can texturize and color your creation component-by-component.

You can even create your own textures to further personalize your robot. To get you started, we have a flexible construction wizard that builds a fully functional robot for you in minutes.

You can train your robot to do an unlimited number of 3D combat moves. These can be defensive and offensive. Training is a simple matter of positioning the limbs in critical positions and taking a snapshot of the pose (like a 3D photo).

The power and speed of the joints involved, combined with the weight and extension of the limb, determines how fast the robot can perform the move. A typical striking move would only require 2 snapshots (recoil and strike). The simulation engine fills in the rest of the move automatically.

The Artificial Intelligence system is where your robot makes decisions about what moves it wants to do. The wizard system will automatically build a comprehensive AI system for you, but you can tweak or extend this system.

The robot can process incoming (or stored) information, and make decisions about what action to take. The interface to the AI is declarative, which is very close to the way we think.

Once your robot is trained, you can test it against several training robots that come with Roboforge. From these fights, you can determine weaknesses in your design and strategy and make the appropriate changes.

Roboforge lets you analyze the fights in a replay environment which is like a 3D video/DVD player, letting you determine what your robot was thinking, frame by frame. Once your robotic gladiator has crushed these opponents, it is ready for something much, much bigger.