Roboteer1

TEST IT - BLOW IT UP - REDESIGN IT

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Games	$4.99	Cogmation Robotics Inc.	iPhone, iPad, iPod

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Robotics is all about problem analysis, design, engineering, testing, prototyping, breaking down, starting over, redesigning, retesting, etc, until you eventually have a robot that solves the problem.

Roboteer1 brings this process to a non-technical game level where the player is the Robotics Engineer, i.e Roboteer, who has to perform all the tasks of the Robotics Engineer, including:
- analyzing the challenge
- formulating a design,
- constructing the design,
- prototyping the robot,
- testing its operation,
- blowing it up and starting over,
- repeating this prototyping cycle until the design and operation can successfully complete the challenge.

WHAT PLAYERS THINK:

“Whoever designed this is evil”, High School student, on his 8th prototyping cycle.

“I did it, my robot won a medal”, 8 year old who completed his first challenge.

“I love blowing up my robot, its so cool”, 5 year old who is still learning

“ I could use this in class”, School teacher with unruly, bored students

”Oh, this has girly colors”, young teenage girl who likes robots.

“Roboteer is like the Minecraft of Robotics” , a confirmed gamer.

Getting Started:
only 2 things matter in this game.
1. build your robot by dragging your components onto the “Power Cube” or other components.
2. Play button to operate your robot, and touch the screen to activate the virtual joystick. All other components have touch buttons.

Reviews

Interesting concept
DaniloRezende

This game has a very interesting concept. However, it still lacks basic features that would actually make it enjoyable. First, there is no help for commands, block types or rules this is annoying to say the least. There are only a very restricted number of blocks and interactivity. Any serious analogy between this game and Minecraft is ridiculous at this point. We should see a few dozens of new blocks with sensors, logics, springs and be able to play in open-field mode before it becomes as interesting as Minecraft.

Functional, inelegant, and brilliant
nerd wannabe

The ui is not pretty, and the physics can be a bit inconsistent, but my god this is a good idea. you really do build robots, from scratch if you like, and test them. Worth every penny imo.

Lots of potential
Woodspeople

Great concept (nothing like Minecraft by the way). Implementation is a little clumsy (e.g., robots are hard to control) but it's still fun. Would be nice if motors had directional controls. Lacks help but it doesn't need much. Also needs more challenges and an open build mode, but this app has lots of promise! Keep it up! Lots of people love building stuff that does stuff!

AWESOME
StH= Awesome

This is fun I luv it. I agree with the guy who said this game is the Minecraft of Robotics. AND MINECRAFT IS THE BEST GAME EVER!!! But I like this its really fun. :)