#ROBOCODE 2010

IN WHAT HAS become Ireland's loudest gathering of high-achieving third level gamers, Robocode 2010 kicks off in the Thurles Thunderdome with more than 200 participants and box kickers. The competition pits third level teams on a large auditorium screen with their electronic robots firing for effect until one bot is left standing around 3PM in the afternoon. In the middle of the skirmishes, third level lecturers in a Code Bunker reviews what's under the bonnets of the competitors. If a team (normally three students) cannot defend the origin of their robot's code, they're booted out of the competition.

Over the years, I've learned to think as aggressively as the electronic robots on the Tipperary Institute screen. And I normally return home as tired as after an afternoon in Semple Stadium.

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