How can a human fighter defeat a powerful robot opponent?
The competition is based on demanding design restrictions that limit the Robot Gladiator’s structural strength and destructive power. The sport will still be quite challenging for human contenders, who are free to fight each match using all the deadly destructive force they can muster. There are five key rules: 1. On-Board Intelligence Only – The fighting robots can only compete with on-board computer intelligence. They cannot be remotely controlled or controlled by humans in any way during the actual fighting. Advances in computing power and memory have enabled our independent robots to “think” at a level like that of some small reptiles. In the coming years, robot thinking ability will expand exponentially until machines will become our equals, or perhaps our masters. For now, they are more than capable of detecting movement, plotting responses and interacting as demanding combatants. 2. Non-Lethal Weapons – To prevent fatalities, the Robot Gladiators can only fight with electrical s
