Roboroller

Roboroller is a robot that competed in the 2020 Virtual Sumo Competition on Roboton.io. Its strategy is to charge and turn a random amount. It did well, making the Top 16.

Virtual Sumo Competition 2020
Round 1- Roboroller did not compete in round one since it got a bye.

Round 2- In the second round Roboroller fought RodrigoETPR. In the 1st game of the match Roboroller chased RodrigoETPR. Roboroller made RodrigoETPR land upsidedown, and pushed them out of bounds, making the score 1-0. In the 2nd round, Roboroller has trouble tracking RodrigoETPR but eventually does, and chases them out of bounds, making the score 2-0. In the 3rd round Roboroller tries to push RodrigoETPR off, but fails. Roboroller tries again, almost tipping them but failing. In another attempt to push RodrigoETPR Roboroller tries push them upsidedown, but it fails. When Roboroller is trying to track RodrigoETPR, Roboroller is pushed out by them, making the score 2-1. In the 4th game of the match, Roboroller chases RodrigoETPR around the whole arena, before Roboroller pushes RodrigoETPR in, making the score 3-1, and Roboroller makes it to the Top 16. In the 5th round, Roboroller contantly tries to push RodrigoETPR in, but fails over and over. Eventually Roboroller suceeds in pushing RodrigoETPR in, making the final score 4-1.

Top 16- In the Round of 16, Roboroller fought Moai. In the 1st game of the match, Moai backed up and rammed at Roboroller, while they were spinning around. Roboroller attempted to roll out of the way of Moai. Moai turned to track Roboroller and pushed them out of bounds, making the score 0-1. In the 2nd game of the match, Moai abandoned their normal way of backing up, and rammed straight at Roboroller, while they are spinning. Moai attempts to push Roboroller out of bounds. In its the last moment, Roboroller rolls a wheel over Moai's wedge and is back in the fight. Moai stops moving, while Roboroller backs up. Moai then tracks Roboroller and pushes Roboroller out of bounds, making the score 0-2. The 3rd game of the match, was the same as the 1st match of the game, making the score 0-3, meaning Roboroller loses, and wont move on to the next round. The 4th match of the game happened the same as the second, but Roboroller wasn't able to recover on the edge, making the score 0-4. In the 5th game of the match, Moai charges at Roboroller, and Roboroller charges at Moai. Moai pushes Roboroller closer to the edge, then Roboroller pushes Moai away. They have a back and forth, until Moai pushed Roboroller out of bounds, making the score 0-5.