Robots

What it does

The Robots challenge creates virtual characters that move around the event map. Teams must physically chase, evade, or interact with these robots. The robot has a defined speed, movement area, and behavior pattern. This is one of the most unique challenge types — it turns the event into a dynamic chase game.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Role	Agency or Admin
Event state	Event must be stopped

Player experience

1. The robot appears on the team’s map at its configured location.
2. The robot moves within its defined area at its configured speed.
3. Depending on the behavior type:
   • Hunt / Police: The robot chases the team — the team must evade.
   • Escape / Thief: The robot runs away — the team must chase and catch it.
   • Zombie Hunts: The robot hunts aggressively — a more intense variant.
4. The team earns points by successfully interacting (catching or evading) within the activation distance.

Robots challenge creation form

Fields

Robots has a completely different form from other types. It does not use the standard common fields (no activation checkboxes, no map appearance options, no scoring extras). The form contains:

Field	Type	Description	Required
Name	Text	Robot display name	Yes
Points	Text	Points awarded for successful interaction	Yes
Speed of Robot in km/h	Text	How fast the robot moves on the map	Yes
Area in meters to move robot	Text	Radius of the robot’s movement zone around its location	Yes
Distance in meters to activate	Text	How close the team must be to interact with the robot	Yes
Location	Text	Central location of the robot’s movement area	Yes
Segment	Select	Segment the robot is active in	No
Video	Select	Visual character/avatar for the robot — video characters from the gallery	No
Behaviour of Robot	Select	Movement and interaction pattern	Yes

Behaviour options

Behaviour	Description
Hunt	The robot actively chases the nearest team
Escape	The robot runs away from approaching teams
Zombie Hunts!	Aggressive chase mode — faster pursuit
Police (hunts you)	Authority figure that pursues teams
Thief (escapes from you)	Criminal character that teams must catch

Behavior and rules

• Robots move autonomously on the map using GPS calculations within their defined area.
• The speed determines how fast the robot icon moves — higher speeds make the robot harder to catch (Escape/Thief) or harder to evade (Hunt/Police/Zombie).
• The area defines the boundary — the robot won’t leave this circle. Set a larger area for more dynamic gameplay.
• The activation distance determines how close the team must be to trigger the interaction. Smaller distances require more precise positioning.
• The robot’s visual appearance is set by the Video character — this is the avatar shown on the map, selected from the gallery.
• Robots appear in routes like other challenges and follow the same ordering rules.

Note

Unlike other challenge types, Robots has a completely different form that does not use the common challenge fields. There are no activation checkboxes, no map appearance options, and no scoring extras.

Tip

Start with a moderate speed (5-10 km/h) and area (100-200 meters) for your first robot, then adjust based on player feedback. Too fast or too large an area can frustrate players.

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Characters

Every Robot challenge needs a character — the visual avatar that appears on the map and represents the robot to players. Characters are managed separately from challenges because they are company-level resources shared across all events, not tied to a single event.

The UI labels this section “Personajes” (Spanish for “characters”).

How to access

Admin area → Characters (shown as “Personajes” in the UI)

Character list

The index page shows all characters for your company in a table with their names.

Create character

Field	Type	Description	Required
Name	Text	Character display name	Yes
Video file	File upload	MP4 video file representing the character	Yes
Public	Checkbox	Whether the character is visible to other companies	No
Published	Checkbox	Whether the character is active	No

The file must be a video (MP4 format recommended). Size limits: 5 MB for standard accounts, 25 MB for premium accounts.

Edit character

Same fields as create, with current values pre-filled. The video upload is optional during editing — leave it blank to keep the existing video.

Delete character

Deletes the character record and its associated video file from the server. A confirmation dialog is shown before deletion.

Note

If the character is referenced by Robot challenges, deletion may fail with an error. Remove the character from all challenges first.

Note

Characters are included in event exports and automatically recreated during import. When importing challenges from KML draft points, the system automatically creates a default character if none exists for the company.

Related pages

• Challenge Types Overview
• Event — Challenges
• Event — Routes — Where robots are ordered within routes