The ICFP '02 contest have listed the number of entries per language.
Ruby is pretty high up the list with a whopping 3 entries but nowhere near
close to Python or Perl.
Hopefully this robot contest has made it easy for bright Ruby minds to
compete 
Java 28
C++ 22
C 20
Caml 19
Python 16
Perl 11
Haskell 10
Scheme 7
Common lisp 4
Ruby 3
Dylan 2
Erlang 2
Mercury 2
Ada 1
Delphi 1
Forth 1
Icon 1
Prolog 1
Smalltalk 1
Sml 1
Total 136
Since I won’t have the time to contribute with code…
Has anyone considered coding a robot to NOT go after the packages?
What about pushing all of the other robots into the water - thus securing
the number one place as the only surviving robot?
… just an idea… … and no - I was not influenced by the tv show…
-Richard Lyman
“Rich” rich@lithinos.com writes:
Since I won’t have the time to contribute with code…
Has anyone considered coding a robot to NOT go after the packages?
What about pushing all of the other robots into the water - thus securing
the number one place as the only surviving robot?
The score a robot receives is the total weight of the packages it
has delivered, whether it survives the game or not. Being the only
surviving robot does not guarantee the highest score.