METRO Robocode Hackathon

More than 100 participants from four cities in two countries competed with their virtual roboters for the first place

Two countries, four cities and more than 100 participants who competed against each other. On Saturday, 20th of January 2018, the Robocode Hackathon started and in-spired coding fans. Our colleagues as well as our external took part.

Impressions

The task was fun-oriented: teams of two people or single fighters programmed virtual roboters who competed in virtual arenas against each other. The programmed Java-codes ensured that the roboters circulated in a special route, fired and evaded the enemy’s roboters. Some of them were flashing, others in bright colours. Via screens, the cities were connected and could follow the other hackathonies.

After several test runs, the final battles started at 6 pm German time. First, the coun-tries battled against one another – Duesseldorf versus Berlin, Bucharest versus Bra-sov – then the five winners of each country against each other.

The first place was won by a student team in Duesseldorf, place two and three went to Bucharest.

These are the winning teams:

First place: Shayan Shahpasand und Milad Navidizadeh from Duesseldorf with their roboter Lashkor
Second place: Ionut Ungureanu und Iulian Plesoianu from Bucharest with their roboter MaiLightAsa
Third place: Radu Pogonariu und Andrei Preda from Bucharest with their roboter YourAverageBot

Congratulations to all participants and thank you ALL for your participation! It was great having you here!

What is it about?

This event is about getting together the tech communities in our four cities – Berlin, Düsseldorf, Bucharest and Brasov – and to have fun while coding. This is why we decided to host this international Robocode Hackathon when you will be able to adapt your virtual robot and compete against your peers.

1 Hackathon, 2 Countries, 4 Cities

For the first time, we will host the event in 2 countries – Germany and Romania – and 4 cities simultaneously.

The final showdown battles will be done in 2 rounds:

A Country Final
An international final where the best robots from each country will fight for the TOP 3

Berlin

METRO AG, Umspannwerk Kreuzberg,
Paul-Linke-Ufer 23, 10999 Berlin

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Bucharest

TechHub: Strada Nicolae Filipescu 39-41
Bucharest, 020961, District 2
Romania

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Düsseldorf

METRO AG, Metro-Straße 1,
40235 Düsseldorf

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Brasov

Hotel Ambient, Sala Fortuna
Str. Iulia Maniu, nr.27
Brașov 500091

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Prizes

All winners deserve a reward!

The winner of the international showdown final will receive 500 EUR , if a team of two wins it receives 1.000 EUR

the runner-up will get 200 EUR, same here: if a team of two wins, they receive 400 EUR

and the third seeded can look forward to a prize of 100 EUR – a team of two receives 200 EUR.

FAQs

Who can participate?

The METRO Robocode Hackathon is an event where anyone who is interested in coding can take part. You do not need to be a crack in informatics and we do not mind of you just started coding or if it has been your life-long passion. You just need to be present in one of our event locations.

You can compete alone or in pairs.

The maximum number of participants depends on the location; the organizing team will reach out to you when needed.

Where can I register and until when?

Registration is open from now until the 15th of January. Follow the links that you find under each city. They are leading to Eventbrite for registration. After successful registration, a ticket will be issued that you will have to show at the event location, printed out or in digital format.

What shall I bring?

Laptop, charger, ticket and your best coding and fighting spirit! Wi-Fi and catering will be provided. One week before the hackathon you will receive all relevant information about tools, programmes and wikis via e-mail.

What is the process of the event?

The event starts at 9 am for Germany and 10 am for Romania. After a short introduction, the coding will start.

There will be intermediate battles scheduled every 2 hours so that you can measure yourself to other competitors and adjust your strategy for your robot. Your performance in the intermediate battles does not count in the final battle round.

At 6.00 pm German time and 7.00 pm Romanian time, the final Robocode battle will start.

Is training upfront in advance possible?

Of course, but at the event, you start from scratch.

Why is METRO hosting such an event?

At METRO we are passionate about technology. We develop the solutions for running our business. We see ourselves as an active member of the tech community and as such, we love to provide the community with fun events as well as knowledge sharing events like in our MeetUps.

Interested in knowing more about METRO?

Check out our Developer portal: developer.metro-cc.io
Our Digital Transformation MeetUp in Düsseldorf: www.meetup.com/Digital-Transformation-Meetup/
Our People and Tech MeetUp in Berlin: www.meetup.com/de-DE/People-Tech
For opportunities in Romania: www.metrosystems.ro/join-us

Do you have a question that you find not answered here? Drop us an email: hackathon@metro.de