The bot features line sensing, obstacle detection, and a nice interface board for the geared motors. Building a sumo robot from hell video summary of competition details. You have one robot, an opponent has one robot and they work as autonomously. Jsumo, m5 industry mechatronics corporation, perpa commerce center, b block, floor. Programming the genie e18 motor control board to control a. Create powerful and innovative sumo or minisumo robots using this oneofakind resource. This site aims to introduce minisumo in easy steps and, while staying competitive, at a budget price. This is a robot model designed for fast and interactive classes one can work with emphasis on the rotary drive system with the system applied to the configuration of the robot it can work as a collector of objects or also as a basic combat system like sumo. Most events uses these rules, but always check with your event organizer to make sure. Some competitions even reduce the maximum allowable voltage or motor torque.
This is an update and addition to the tethered minisumo robot. Start menu programmers notepad programmers notepad 2 on the course website, download the firmware from the firmware link on the docs page and put it into your h. The pdst mini sumo robot has been developed as a low cost introductory. The physical model of this project was developed by the contributor of the vex community iq robotics global ahmad sahar greetings from. I really like this little sumo bot based on the everpopular arduino microcontroller. Minisumo was designed to be half the size, 16th the weight, fought on a ring half the diameter and considerably less expensive to build than a standard class sumo. Next move your hand to the left until the robot speaks left object. A scale comparing a miniclass sumo robot to a 500gram mass. Build a better robot later sturdy construction at least 2 attachment points for each part so robot stays together compact design triple pegs on multiple beams wheel base wide base for slow turns narrow base for fast turns which is best for stability of robot. In a robot sumo match, two robots start inside a ring marked with a border of a contrasting color and try to be the first one to push the other robot outside the ring without accidentally driving outside the ring themselves. Check out the website for more information and the source code. The solarbotics mini sumo sumovore kit is a strong, modular design with over 500 manhours of development and 21 prototypes behind it.
Robot kits mini sumo robot kit sumo robot kit free. The mobile robot is a combination of devices endowed with. Mini sumo robot competitions are held throughout the world. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and. The tethered minisumo robot is a project that i have used successfully with my students for several years now. It has more power, speed, and is less expensive than the junun mark iii, parallax mini sumo, and tab sumobot. Each team competes on a dohyo sumo ring with a robot that they have constructed themselves to the specifications outlined in. This approached is great since you have to solve all design issues from start compared to having a general idea in your head and solving each issue as you go. If it does not, check that the eyes are firmly plugged into port 2. One of the factors that makes building sumo robots so attractive is the relative low cost. Presentacion y ensamble del kit robot minisumo youtube. The robot which touches first the outside of the ring looses the round.
The mobile robot is a combination of devices endowed with power drives and sensors, under the control of a. The name sumo came from an old japanese sport, which is two opponents fighting in a. Building and programming a minisumo building a mini. The atlanta hobby robot club hosts a mini sumo competition at their annual robot rally. The mini sumo dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm and mass 500 grams were formalized and bill published adapted japanese robot sumo rules on his sine robotics web site mirrored on many other sites, and reprinted with permission in this document. World champion gives some examples of mini sumo robot competition strategies. Mini sumo rules restrict the weight to 500 g, length to 10 cm, and width to 10 cm. The official guide by pete miles mcgrawhillosborne 2002 is an excellent book about building robots, the rules for competitive robot sumo events and how to build your own dohyo. You will find our exclusive product line for hobby robotics. At mini sumo competition usually there is weight and dimension limit max.
Objective this document defines rules for 3kg sumo and mini sumo robots. Minisumo robots are an excellent way to show kids that science and engineering can be fun and exciting. Or have him to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. It is a selfcontrolled robots with specific dimensions and features, it is also designed in a hostile shapes which qualify it to participate in the contests and competitions with other robots. The pdst mini sumo robot can compete in the mini sumo class which allows a robot mass of up to 500g and maximum size of 10cm x 10cm x any height. The rules presented here follow the official japanese robot sumo rules as of 742002.
Block diagram of minisumo robot the minisumo robot is designed based upon the above block diagram. While it would be naive to think i could beat delta force on my first attempt at building a mini sumo bot, i wanted to build a competitive. Main differences are the addition of different weight classes, the changing of the radio frequencies to frequencies that meet fcc regulations, clarifications to certain rules, clarification of rc robot specifications, and changing the material of the dohyo to any material. C programming with mini sumo robots editing and compiling a program open programmers notepad. Controlled by a raspberry pi zerow two analog reflectence sensors laser tof distance sensor avr micro for power management and analogir input uses python 3 for programming, and c for the driver libs. The base of the code was created by nate lawerncerichards for the university of northern iowa intro to robotics program. In a sumo round, the goal is to push the opponent outside of the circular ring. The robots used in this competition are called sumobots. The paper presents the design and construction of an autonomous mobile minisumo robot. It simply makes the robot go straight forward until the light sensor sees something dark on the surface might be the ring border, then it backs up a little, turns right to head back into the ring, then repeats going straight and looking for the ring border again. One of the early american adopters of robot sumo was noted seattle robotics society member, bill harrison, who organized some of the first u. Bill took that first small sumo to a contest in san francisco and actually won the lightweight competition against bigger and heavier robots. These rules are almost exact copy of the official all japan robot sumo tournament rules, with minor adaptations for.
There are two styles of robot sumo, radio controlled and autonomous, with mini sumo being one of the many sizeweight classes of competition. It has more power, speed, and is less expensive than the junun mark iii, parallax minisumo, and tab sumobot. If it changes to right object then the sumo eyes sensor must. Designed with education in mind, i created the open source simplesumo platform to lower the barrier to entry into the robot sport of minisumo. Placing the set screw about of the way out from the inner surface of the wheel. There are a large variety of mechanical designs and programs that could be used, but. It is also designed in hostile shapes which qualify it to fight. Minisumo robot is one of a branch of hobby robotics, same as sumo matches or box matches main aim is beating an opponent by pushing out of the ring. If you are new to minisumo competition, robot sumo. This microcontroller is the brain of the robot which executes the stored program based upon the voltage input coming from the object and line sensors.
Miniclass sumo robots may have a mass of 500 grams 1. Lift cant reduce the robot below the required limit because the limit is specified in mass universal constant rather than weight gravity component. The engineering challenges are for the robot to find its opponent usually accomplished with infrared or ultrasonic sensors and to push it. Featuring complete coverage of the rules and regulations of this increasingly popular competitive sport, this authoritative guide will show you what it takes to build a sumo robot from beginning to end. To develop student interest and expertise in the area of applied. Any duplication of this documentation for commercial uses is expressly prohibited by.
A selfcontrolled robot with specific dimensions and features. At there, we have robot projects, news from all over the world. For the sumo eyes, place you hand approximately 1 foot directly in front of the robot. Project to build a mini sumo robot using new technology. It proved to be such a popular event, that now minisumo robot competitions run all around the world. This is when bill harrison developed a new class of robot sumo the minisumo. Surprisingly the solutions to autonomous minisumo are not necessarily complex or expensive.
Akir4 is the name of the mini sumorobot i built in 2011 and is my third minisumo this time compared to the first two mini sumorobots the robot was first designed in a cad program. Designing a mini sumo robot using a tamiya gearbox. Pdf the paper presents the design and construction of an autonomous mobile minisumo robot. Some innovative mini sumo robot designs are shown here. The cobra conforms to the minisumo ruleset of robogames, the worlds largest robot competition. For more than a decade, the ahrc mini sumo contest has been dominated by dale heatheringtons delta force.
It was first introduced to the united states in the early 1990s by dr. Theory of operation to be effective, a minisumo robot must be able to do the following. Mini sumo robot is a special robot type that it beats the opponent mini sumo in special rules. Basic stamp, stamps in class, boebot, sumobot, sxkey and. A match is fought between two robots representing two teams.
Each robot is fully autonomous and tries to prudh other opponent robot. Robot can compete in the mini sumo class which allows a robot mass of up to 500g and. This will bring up a tool for editing and compiling your program. The accompanying notes and information included in this module outline the concept and rules behind robot sumo along with how to manufacture the robot as well as giving a history of robotics complete with.
The robots will then autonomously compete in a headtohead match with the objective of forcing the opponent robot out of the ring. Baltic robot sumo rules for 3kg sumo and mini sumo robots chapter 1 general rules article 1. The deadreckoning event hercules, my smallest robot my marble maze machine tacklebot, a backyard explorer try your hand at a minisumo robot i start on a firefighting robot adventures in hacking decoding a tv remote control wiring up an rf modem link a dirtcheap 8051 development system a dirtcheap 8051. The bom has all the partspricing as well as sources. Mini sumo robot competition running with frdmkl25z mcu.
Building a minisumo robot ridgesoft, llc building a minisumo robot using the intellibrain robotics controller is a great. Discrete brain sumodance inhibitor 5 seconds of no change in opponent. From there, he and a colleague created the mini class of sumo robots weighing in at 500g total in order to invite more people to design and compete, as it would. It proved to be such a popular event, that now mini sumo robot competitions run all around the world. Control through building autonomous mini sumo robots and subsequently competing them. It proved to be such a popular event, that now minisumo robot competitions run. Robotsumo, or pepesumo, is a sport in which two robots attempt to push each other out of a circle in a similar fashion to the sport of sumo. See the successful instructions if youre planning on making your own ring a miniature sumo robot differs from other sizes of sumo robots in depth, width, and weight. How to make arduino sumo robot arduino project hub. Unique articles of robot makers from many countries.
There will be two competition divisions, remotecontrol and autonomous. The minisumo dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm and mass 500 grams were formalized and bill published adapted japanese robot sumo rules on his sine robotics web site. This division is intended for remotecontrolled sumo robots. It turned out this was a tutorial on how not to make a robot sumo ring. Although i present the project to grade 9 and 10 students in a general technology shop class, the project could be adapted to suit a variety of different. This is when bill harrison developed a new class of robot sumo the mini sumo. This ais a mini sumo robot i designed for the zebra explorers post. This division is intended for any robot weighing 3kg or less and not exceeding the specifications listed in article 5. Like its human counterpart, robot sumo was born and thrives in japan. Mini sumo was designed to be half the size, 16th the weight, fought on a ring half the diameter and considerably less expensive to build than a standard class sumo. Few examples of mini sumo robot competition strategies.
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