1. Robocode A robot is made up of 3 things:
The vehicle
The gun, which sits on the body
The radar, which sits on the gun
These 3 parts can move independent of each other.
Let’s go over the basics of how to create a robot…

2. Commands for moving the robot, gun, and radar
These methods are part of the robocode.Robot class…
turnRight(double degree) & turnLeft(double degree)
Ahead(double distance) & back(double distance)
These methods stop if you hit a wall or another robot
turnGunRight(double degree) & turnGunLeft
The gun can turn independent of the vehicle
turnRadarRight(double degree) & turnRadarLeft
Again, the radar can turn independent of vehicle, gun

3. When the vehicle turns, the gun & radar also turn by default, unless you call one of these methods:
setAdjustGunForRobotTurn(boolean flag)
If flag==true, gun will NOT change direction even if vehicle does
setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn(boolean flag)
Same idea as above
setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(boolean flag)

4. Obtaining Info about the robot
getX() and getY()
Get the coordinates of the robot
getHeading()
Gets current heading of vehicle, in degrees
getGunHeading()
getRadarHeading()
getBearing()
Finds another robot in location to you (see board)
getBattleFieldWidth() & getBattleFieldHeight()

5. Firing Bullets Each robot starts with a default energy level
Ways to lose energy:
Get hit by a bullet
Hit a wall or another robot
Fire a bullet
The more power put into a bullet, the more energy used, but the more damage inflicted
Method: fire(double power)
You gain energy when your bullet hits another robot

6. Event handling
When certain events occur, your Robot will follow default behavior – unless you handle any of these events:
ScannedRobotEvent
When your radar detects another robot
HitByBulletEvent
HitRobotEvent
HitWallEvent
There are many other methods that you should research

7. Basic structure of a Robot:
Package mq; // my initials
import robocode.*;
public class QuinnRobot extends Robot {
// set instance variables here
public void run() {
// code here will execute only once…used
// to set up the robot
while(true) {
// code for repetitive action goes here }
// helper methods & event handlers go here

8. Assignment Go to robowiki.net. Read the “My First Robot Tutorial.”
Create your first robot, using the basic skills taught in the tutorial.
Begin reading other robowiki tutorials/articles.
4. Study the code of already existing robots in the RobotsSample folder
Continue working on your robot. The melee will most likely be held this Friday. After that, at some point, there will be an NCAA-style one-on-one tournament.