Hi all,
As a team building exercise my workplace has announced that there will be a Sumo Robot competition. I’m thinking about entering, and I’m looking for a sumo bot, and even a ring to practice in.
Since the competition is in less than a month, I’m looking for a prebuilt platform. Another competitor is buying one of these: Zumo Robot for Arduino [v1.2] : ID 1639 : $109.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits
So, does anyone:
a) Have a Sumo Robot they aren’t using that is under 14 x 14 cm and 400 grams that they’d like to sell?
b) Has a Sumo Robot competition ring (100 cm) lying around that they’d loan out/like to sell reasonably?
Thanks for reading!
- Andrew
P.S.
Here are the rules for those who are interested:
Here’s the basic rules:
Two robots placed on starting lines in ring. Once activated, they each attempt to push their opponent out of the ring. This continues until the time limit or a robot is pushed out . Match may be restarted by ref in case of stalemates, inactivity, malfunction, or mutual falls,
Ring Description
- elevated surface.
- diameter ~100cm.
- matte black in color.
- 5cm solid white border.
- Two parallel starting lines in the center.
Robot Requirements
- autonomous; no remote controls
- self-contained power
- wait 5 seconds after the ‘on’ switch is flipped.
- fit inside an 14x14cm box
- no height restriction.
- not more than 400g in weight
- no fire, acid, electro-magnetic pulses, or other potential hazards.
Rules
- Robots weighed and fit in sizing box before entering ring.
- must begin on the starting lines.
- at ref signal, contestants simultaneously press start on their robots.
- After a five-second delay, robots will engage
- referees can restart match at their discretion: if robots are locked together, neither robot moving, both robots fell out of the ring without a clear winner, gross malfunction, false-starts, or human interference.
- match ends when one robot has disabled or ejected the other robot, or after the time limit has expired.
