Therefore, everything a robot developer needs to get started comes with the main Robocode distribution file (robocode-xxx-setup.jar). Robocode only requires that a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) already exists on the system where Robocode is installed. Robocode provides a complete development environment and comes with its own installer, built-in robot editor and Java compiler. The concept of Robocode is easy to understand and a fun way to learn programming. Schools and universities use Robocode as part of learning programming, but also for studying artificial intelligence (AI).
Robocode’s motto is: Build the best, destroy the rest!īesides being a programming game, Robocode is used to learn programming, mainly in the Java language, but other languages like C# and Scala are also becoming popular.