A robotic competition is an event where robots have to accomplish a given task. Usually they have to beat other robots in order to become the best one.
Most competitions are for schools but as time goes by, several professional competitions are arising.
There is a wide variety of competitions for robots of various types. The following examples describe a few of the higher profile events.
Famous quotes containing the words robot and/or competition:
“Let’s start with the three fundamental Rules of Robotics.... We have: one, a robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. And three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.”
—Isaac Asimov (1920–1992)
“Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)