Robotic competitions have existed since the late 1970s, bringing together students, researchers, and hobbyists from around the globe to explore how computer programming and robot design can be used to solve a diversity of challenges.
The results from these team-based competitions have always been published publicly, contributing to the world’s knowledge of robotics. But recently, contrary to this collaborative philosophy, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has suppressed the data and results of its competing teams.
