diff --git a/bricks/execall.cs b/bricks/execall.cs
index 48f2cc5..a992101 100644
--- a/bricks/execall.cs
+++ b/bricks/execall.cs
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ exec("./outputs/TextBrick2.cs");
 
 exec("./special/EventGate.cs");
 exec("./special/rom.cs");
+exec("./special/robot.cs");
diff --git a/bricks/special/robot-init.lua b/bricks/special/robot-init.lua
index 0bd3480..fc56888 100644
--- a/bricks/special/robot-init.lua
+++ b/bricks/special/robot-init.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 return function(gate)
+	print("robot init")
 	gate.brickcolor = 0
 	gate.brickcolorfx = 0
 	gate.brickshapefx = 0
diff --git a/bricks/special/robot-input.lua b/bricks/special/robot-input.lua
index 2ca6230..610b32c 100644
--- a/bricks/special/robot-input.lua
+++ b/bricks/special/robot-input.lua
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ local function intToPort(gate, port, len, v)
 end
 
 return function(gate, argv)
+	print("robot input")
+	print(argv[1])
 	for word in argv[1]:gmatch("[^\t]+") do
 		local first, rest = word:sub(1, 1), word:sub(2, #word)
 		local vec = {}
 		for a in rest:gmatch("[^ ]+") do table.insert(vec, tonumber(a) or error("invalid number "..a)) end
 		if first=="P" then -- set position
-			assert(#vec==3, "invalid position given to robot: "..word)
-			brick.robotpos = vec
+			assert(#vec==4, "invalid position given to robot: "..word)
+			brick.robotpos = {vec[1], vec[2], vec[3]}
+			brick.robotdir = vec[4]
 		elseif first=="B" then -- detected brick info
 			assert(#vec==7, "invalid brick info given to robot: "..word)
 			gate.brickexists  = vec[1]
diff --git a/bricks/special/robot-update.lua b/bricks/special/robot-update.lua
index 674d712..5b695a5 100644
--- a/bricks/special/robot-update.lua
+++ b/bricks/special/robot-update.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ local function rotateVector(vec, rot)
 end
 
 return function(gate)
+	print("robot update")
 	if not gate.waiting then
 		local action = ""
 		if Gate.getportstate(gate, 7)~=0 then -- remove brick
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ return function(gate)
 		end
 		
 		if action~="" then
+			print("robot action")
+			print(action)
 			Gate.cb(gate, action:sub(1, #action-1))
 			gate.waiting = true
 		end
diff --git a/bricks/special/robot.cs b/bricks/special/robot.cs
index b1193f6..78c92bf 100644
--- a/bricks/special/robot.cs
+++ b/bricks/special/robot.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if(!isObject(LuaLogic_RobotBrickGroup)) {
 }
 
 datablock StaticShapeData(LuaLogic_RobotShapeData) {
-	shapeFile = "./cube.dts";
+	shapeFile = $LuaLogic::Path @ "bricks/special/cube.dts";
 };
 
 datablock fxDTSBrickData(LogicGate_RobotController_Data) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ datablock fxDTSBrickData(LogicGate_RobotController_Data) {
 	
 	isLogic = true;
 	isLogicGate = true;
-	isLogicInput = true;
+	//isLogicInput = true;
 	
 	logicInit   = lualogic_readfile($LuaLogic::Path @ "bricks/special/robot-init.lua"  );
 	logicUpdate = lualogic_readfile($LuaLogic::Path @ "bricks/special/robot-update.lua");
@@ -69,41 +69,49 @@ datablock fxDTSBrickData(LogicGate_RobotController_Data) {
 	logicPortPos[6] = "1 -3 0";
 	logicPortDir[6] = 3;
 	logicPortUIName[6] = "Destroy Brick";
+	logicPortCauseUpdate[6] = true;
 	
 	logicPortType[7] = 1;
 	logicPortPos[7] = "-1 -3 0";
 	logicPortDir[7] = 3;
 	logicPortUIName[7] = "Plant Brick";
+	logicPortCauseUpdate[7] = true;
 	
 	logicPortType[8] = 1;
 	logicPortPos[8] = "-5 -3 0";
 	logicPortDir[8] = 3;
 	logicPortUIName[8] = "Move Down";
+	logicPortCauseUpdate[8] = true;
 	
 	logicPortType[9] = 1;
 	logicPortPos[9] = "-7 -3 0";
 	logicPortDir[9] = 3;
 	logicPortUIName[9] = "Move Up";
+	logicPortCauseUpdate[9] = true;
 	
 	logicPortType[10] = 1;
 	logicPortPos[10] = "-9 -3 0";
 	logicPortDir[10] = 3;
 	logicPortUIName[10] = "Move Right";
+	logicPortCauseUpdate[10] = true;
 	
 	logicPortType[11] = 1;
 	logicPortPos[11] = "-11 -3 0";
 	logicPortDir[11] = 3;
 	logicPortUIName[11] = "Move Left";
+	logicPortCauseUpdate[11] = true;
 	
 	logicPortType[12] = 1;
 	logicPortPos[12] = "-13 -3 0";
 	logicPortDir[12] = 3;
 	logicPortUIName[12] = "Move Backward";
+	logicPortCauseUpdate[12] = true;
 	
 	logicPortType[13] = 1;
 	logicPortPos[13] = "-15 -3 0";
 	logicPortDir[13] = 3;
 	logicPortUIName[13] = "Move Forward";
+	logicPortCauseUpdate[13] = true;
 	
 	logicPortType[14] = 0;
 	logicPortPos[14] = "15 3 0";
@@ -144,9 +152,12 @@ datablock fxDTSBrickData(LogicGate_RobotController_Data) {
 	logicPortPos[21] = "-1 3 0";
 	logicPortDir[21] = 1;
 	logicPortUIName[21] = "Detect Brick";
+	logicPortCauseUpdate[21] = true;
 };
 
 function LogicGate_RobotController_Data::LuaLogic_Callback(%this, %brick, %data) {
+	talk("robot cb " @ %brick SPC %data);
+	
 	%robot = %brick.luaLogicRobot;
 	if(!isObject(%robot)) { talk("brick " @ %brick @ " has no robot!"); return; }
 	%pos = %robot.getPosition();
@@ -163,7 +174,7 @@ function LogicGate_RobotController_Data::LuaLogic_Callback(%this, %brick, %data)
 		if(%first $= "R" || %first $= "D") { // remove / detect brick
 			if(isObject(%tbrick)) {
 				if(%first $= "D") {
-					%field = "B" SPC
+					%field = "B" @ 1 SPC
 						%tbrick.getColorId() SPC
 						%tbrick.getColorFxID() SPC
 						%tbrick.getShapeFxId() SPC
@@ -174,6 +185,8 @@ function LogicGate_RobotController_Data::LuaLogic_Callback(%this, %brick, %data)
 				} else if(%first $= "R") {
 					%tbrick.schedule(0, delete);
 				}
+			} else {
+				%output = %output @ "B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0\t";
 			}
 		} else if(%first $= "P") { // plant brick
 			%nbrick = new fxDTSBrick() {
@@ -229,7 +242,7 @@ function LogicGate_RobotController_Data::createRobot(%this, %obj) {
 	
 	%obj.luaLogicRobot = %robot;
 	
-	lualogic_sendinput(%brick, 1, "P" @ %rpos);
+	lualogic_sendinput(%obj, 1, "P" @ %rpos SPC %obj.getAngleId());
 }
 
 function LogicGate_RobotController_Data::onDeath(%this, %obj) {