Hi,
If you feel tired from racing the sim, why not take a break and program
a racing robot! Now it is a good time to start participating in RARS -
Robot Auto Racing Simulator.
This week a new series of RARS, dedicated to absolute beginners will
start. RARS is a programming contest where everyone can participate - no
previous education in programming or physics is required. Just read our
tutorials and start the race!
Briefly, your task is to make a program that gets data about its
situation every 1/20 seconds and in response tells the main program its
desired values of steering wheel and gas/brake pedal. Rather correct
model of real physics is used to move your robot-car around the track.
Up to 16 robots can compete in one race. Finish first and you are the
Winner!
The new series -BORS- (for Beginners Oval Racing Series) is about to
start and 7 races will be run beweekly. You can join it any time.
Designing of robot for the oval tracks is easy. Even more - the program
code of robots is open e.g. you can get ideas from your competitors code
to get the pace quicker.
For more information
subscribe to the RARS mailing-list (send a mail to
If you do not like ovals or they feel too primitive for racing, join
another RARS racing series currently run by Ralph Scott
other racing tracks.
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Maido Remm,
ESTONIA
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