Tutorials
Manual
The SchoolBots manual and slides are a good reference for developing a robocode robot
Click here to download the manual (PDF format).
SchoolBots 1 -Intro (PDF format).
SchoolBots 2 - Build a basic robot (PDF format).
SchoolBots 3 - Intermediate Concepts (PDF format).
Robot Source Code
Download the following robots to the folder c:\robocode\robots\example. Use the robocode editor to compile the robots
Sentry_WallKiller_Anti_Clock.java
Tutorial Docs
Lesson 1 - Create your own robot (PDF format).
Lesson 2 - Enhance your robot's targeting (PDF format).
Lesson 3 - Enhance your robot's movement (PDF format).
The following tutorials are hosted on youtube. A high resolution version can be obtained on cdrom from Tipperary Institute
Tutorial 1 - Downloading Java
Tutorial 3 - Running a Battle
Tutorial 4 - How to build your first robot
Tutorial 5 - A review of the trackfire robot
Tutorial 6 - BattleBot robot and Melee
Tutorial 7 - A review of the WallKiller robot