Robocraft Infinity

THESE AREN’T THE DROIDS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

- Martin Kitts

Like a digital version of Robot Wars with fewer washing machine parts and a lot more lasers, here’s your chance to design a heavily armed battlebot and pit it in mortal combat against robomasters from around the world.

Creating a robot from scratch is a daunting first step, but as an example of the kind of things that are possible, Robocraft Infinity comes with a handful of ready-made designs that you can use as a starting point. From a weaponised car to a jousting bird to a rocket-firing dinosaur, the only limitation is the amount of time you’re prepared to spend fiddling with the robot editor.

Robots are constructed from simple blocks and a selection of pre-designed complex parts such as legs, wheels, weapons and so on. The blocks don’t have any mechanical functionality other than to add weight and balance, but the more of them you use, the higher the robot’s hit points. It’s the predesigned bits that allow your creation to move and fight.