This year's robot games rules cut out the fluff

I missed the live stream of the opening ceremony at night, but later saw news clips showing 2,056 robots standing in the 'Ice Ribbon'. That scene was way more shocking than any demo reel shown at Tech Day. Honestly, during the first event last year, I didn't pay attention to any details because I thought it was just each company putting on a show with remote controls, not much different from a model airplane exhibition. But this time, after checking out the competition format, I realized things aren't that simple.