ROB Tank Training

Coordinated tread control

Drive, lean, grasp, and deliver

The 1,800-point Jammer unlocks after Level 5: J scrambles nearby basic robots and wireless cameras for 14 energy per second. Bosses resist it. Save 6,000 points and clear Level 10 for the StrikeForce-inspired gel kit: T draws or stows it, hold Q to fire 3-energy gel pellets, and V cycles the ACTIONUNION PEQ-style blue laser, infrared target view, flashlight, and off. Shoot an amber relay near the first energy cell to release the security door and earn 60 skill points once per attempt. Gamepad D-pad up toggles Jammer, left draws the kit, and right cycles PEQ. Leaning or using melee frees both hands by stowing the blaster.

Each mission has a supply crate, battery module, or chess pawn to deliver. Press C or Lean to lower ROB, align the right hand using the slower tread controls, stop, then press G or Grab. ROB stands while carrying. At the marked pad or chess square, lean again and Place. Placing elsewhere sets the object down for another attempt. Gamepad B toggles leaning and X grasps or places. On phones and touch screens, the two ROBController-style joysticks directly command the matching left and right treads; hold both forward to advance, pull one back to pivot, and release either stick to stop that tread. Keyboard players can use WASD or the arrow keys. Press F to lower the flippers and raise the front while the rear stays grounded. Drive into the orange ledge lip; the flippers reverse automatically as the front mounts the step, lifting the rear and bringing ROB level. Press B to raise the flippers manually. Once ROB is supported on a platform, you can flip again, including near its edge. Driving off the edge lets ROB fall to the lower floor. The LACT swings the whole body above the upper tread wheel, leaning forward during a front lift and backward during descent to keep ROB balanced. Equipped sabers stay visible and swing back smoothly after each strike. Basic sabers deal 1 damage per strike; Kyber Crystals raise damage to 2, 3, then 4. Higher crystal ranks require clearing levels 5 and 10. The 900-point Plasma Booster unlocks after Level 3. Hold R or gamepad LB to rise on blue plasma; release to descend. Tap Boost to toggle thrust on touch screens, leaving both thumbs free to steer. Rockets consume 18 energy per second and recharge only after landing. Save energy for the high landing pads in levels 16–24. Enemy contact deals 12–30 damage, so keep space between attacks. Press Space for the equipped melee weapon and hold Q to charge the training laser. The basic computer fires forward with manual aim and a slower 0.8-second firing cycle. Buy the Targeting Computer upgrade for automatic lock-on and a 0.25-second cycle. Every shot spends energy, including misses; charging and recent shots pause battery recovery. Press E or the Shield button for a 2.5-second bubble shield; the gamepad’s top face button also activates it. You have three lives for the full trial; losing the third clears every trial point and installed upgrade.