<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Curtis Todd | Blog</title><description>Project breakdowns, tool experiments and work in progress.</description><link>https://maverickmd.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Catalyst: a robotics game, and the simulation underneath it</title><link>https://maverickmd.com/blog/catalyst-overview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://maverickmd.com/blog/catalyst-overview/</guid><description>An overview of Catalyst, a FIRST Robotics Competition team game in Unreal Engine 5, and the physics, networking, and machine learning holding it up.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://maverickmd.com/_astro/cover.DZg6HXR2_NdMDV.webp&quot; alt=&quot;A robot collecting a note on the Catalyst field, with the arena stands behind it.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;An overview of Catalyst, a FIRST Robotics Competition team game in Unreal Engine 5, and the physics, networking, and machine learning holding it up.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><category>Catalyst</category><category>Unreal Engine</category><category>Physics</category><category>Networking</category><category>Machine Learning</category></item></channel></rss>