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turret 1 //2 slot turret, slots at 0 and 128
weapon 8 0 //laser in slot at 0
weapon 8 1 //another laser in slot at 1
#equip

The program is well documented and comes with tables that describe all
the possible values for the various components; weapon 8, for instance, is a la-
ser, as you can see from the program comments.
After you design your robot, you can unleash it in virtual combat with other
robots online. Of course, you need to program the robot’s maneuvering logic,
but that’s half the fun! If you want more insight into programming and compet-
ing with AT-Robots 3, you might want to check out Dave’s other robot book,
Robot Invasion: 7 Cool and Easy Robot Projects, from McGraw-Hill/Osborne.

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