Robotic sumo
Robot sumo is the implementation of the wrestling sport sumo for mobile robots .
In a robot sumo, two robots try to push each other out of a circular zone. The robots act autonomously, they are not controlled remotely during the fight (except for robots of the humanoid class). The robot that leaves the circular zone first has lost. In order to push the opponent out of the zone more easily, different "weapons", mostly different shapes of shovels, are used.
The fighting takes place in different classes: Mega Sumo, Mini Sumo, Micro Sumo, Nano Sumo, Lego Sumo and Humanoid. Depending on the class, different upper limits apply to the dimensions and weight of the robots. Only robots built from Lego components are allowed to compete in the Lego Sumo class. Robots competing in the humanoid class must have a head, two arms and legs and be able to walk.
Since 2010 the European championship in robot sumo has been held in Vienna as part of the “RobotChallenge” competition. In 2010, 270 robots from 16 countries competed in front of around 4,000 visitors.
Regular competitions in robot sumo take place in the following countries, among others: USA, Japan, France, Austria and Slovakia.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ robochallange.org called on 14 December 2011th
- ↑ Press release: Austria takes 3rd place at RobotChallenge , March 27, 2011.
- ↑ http://robogames.net/
- ↑ http://www.fsi.co.jp/sumo-e/
- ↑ http://www.robot-sumo.fr/
- ↑ http://www.robotchallenge.org
- ↑ http://www.robotika.sk/