# Re: RRobots (#59)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-rrobots-59/69935>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 16, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-rrobots-59/69935 "2005-12-16T16:51:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![KroegerS\_Simon\_Sext](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@KroegerS\_Simon\_Sext](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/KroegerS_Simon_Sext)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-rrobots-59/69935/1 "2005-12-16T16:51:15Z")

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> > […]
> 
> Is there a limit on the amount of time the tick() method may  
> take? I can  
> think of lots of interesting stuff I may want to try that  
> could be quite  
> expensive computationally.
> 
> Great quiz!

Basically no, I would like to see the ‘interesting stuff’ and  
that’s exactly the reason why there is not limit (yet).  
But if it takes hours to match your bot against another I will  
disqualify this bot from the tournament just because I would  
have no chance to get the results on time. I hope this is an  
acceptable approach.

I would also like to add that everyone should use the v0.4.0  
release.

And here is a link to the mini-rover:

[http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/rc/5776/](http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/rc/5776/)

cheers

Simon