New Space and Tech

Bot Battle in Space

By Keith Cowing
April 8, 2013
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Spheres Final Robot competition in Zero-gravity

“School teams from Europe and America have been commanding robots competing in the Spheres ZeroRobotics tournament in space. The arena: 400 km above Earth on the International Space Station. Student teams could send a single piece of instruction software to control the small robotic ‘Spheres’. The goal of the tournament was to earn points through masterful operation via guidance and navigation control algorithms as well as choosing the best tactics to win the game.”

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