The Sumobot
Robot by Parallax is a competition-ready robot designed
within the Northwest Robot Mini-Sumo Tournament rules. It comes as a
kit that takes you from building to programming your own sumo robot. And
if you think one robot is interesting, wait until you see two of
them battling for control Sumo-style.
This
little pusher will locate and knock its opponent right out
of the ring while detecting the outside circle should an
escape move be necessary. The electronics consists of a
surface-mounted BASIC Stamp® 2 module and
infrared sensors to detect your opponent and the edge of the
Sumo Ring. The hardware package includes the black anodized
aluminum chassis and scoop, servo motors, wheels, 4AA power
pack (batteries not included) mounting standoffs and screws.
The included
documentation takes you from basic moves to one-on-one
combat. The general topics introduced in the SumoBot
Manual are as follows:
Basic SumoBot
locomotion under program control.
Edge avoidance and
opponent detection based on a variety of sensor
inputs.
Navigation opponent
seeking using programmed artificial intelligence.
The company also offers a complete Sumobot Competition
Kit that includes two SumoBot kits, a sumo arena
poster, and everything you need to build and host your
own sumo style wrestling matches.
The
Sumobot Competition Kit Contains:
Two SumoBot robots
to assemble, with a development board with
surface-mounted BASIC Stamp 2
Infrared sensors,
LEDs, Piezo speakers, resistors, and pushbuttons
SumoBot Manual with
assembly and testing instructions
Applied Robotics
with the SumoBot Stamps in Class text
Parallax
USB to Serial (RS-232) Adapter with Cable
Serial programming
cable
Parallax CD
SumoBot Robot
Competition Ring poster
Screwdriver
The
Sumo-Bot is made by
Here are a
few videos of the SumoBot.
Our Robots
on display at the
South Florida Science Museum
We
exhibit these & other robots Free of Charge at
schools, science museum's, robotic competitions and
science
expo's with
the hope that they inspire everyone... young & old.
Robots
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