Originally published on http://kotaku.com/a-starcraft-tournament-thats-only-for-robots-1679773330 We are training robots to excel at outer space future war. In a video game. This is sure to end well for humanity. The Student StarCraft AI Tournament pits 42 bots—all programmed to excel at stars and the crafting thereof (also war)—in a total of 861 games against each other.