code: public void startRobot(Robot newRobot) {
  	newRobot.getData().setActiveState(DEFAULT_START_STATE);
  	Thread newThread = new Thread(robotsThreads, newRobot, "Bot-" + newRobot.getSerialNumber());
  	newThread.start(); // jumpstarts the robot
  
      }
docs: Starts the thread of a robot in the player's thread group
  
  @param newRobot the robot to start