ROBOTIC SUMO WRESTLING COMPETITION

Object of Game:

   Robotic Sumo is a competition where opponents attempt to push each other out of an arena (Dohyō) using their robots, cunning, and brute force. In robotic Sumo the referee (Gyoji) starts and stops the match as well as being the judge. The player who wins the most matches becomes the grand champion or Yūshō. The loser is referred to as being Shini-tai.

Length of Game:

   One match shall consist of 3 rounds. To win the round you must move your opponents robot (Rikishi) out of the sumo playfield ring (Dohyō) thus getting one point known as a "Yuko". The team who wins two rounds or receives two Yuko points first wins the match.

Play Field:

  The competition playing field (Dohyō) is 16" in diameter and made of Plexiglas.

Referee:

The Gyōji's main task is to referee bouts between sumo robots. After the Yobidashi (announcer) has called them up to play it is the Gyōji's responsibility to watch over the robots as they go through the initial prebout staring contests, and then coordinate the initial charge (or Tachi-ai) between the wrestlers. The Gyōji's has the final say as to when a game is over and who the winner is.

Robot Control:

Each player uses a provided wireless IR remote control that moves the robots forward, reverse, left and right.

Rules of the Game:

Robots Used For The Competition:
	The robots used for the Sumo wrestling competition are the "OLLO Bugs" made by the Robotis Company of Korea.    The robots and wireless controllers each use 2 "AA" batteries for power. by