Sumobots
SUMOBOT COMPETITION 10/29/11
ANNOUNCING - LVL1's 2nd annual Sumobot tournament will be on October 29th, 2011, 8PM at 814e Broadway (our home). There will be a Halloween party following the fun. All are welcome to join in the festivities. You may even get to see the world famous fire breathing pony, Buttercup! You have a couple of months to build your bot. There will be prizes and eternal glory!
UPDATE! Solarbotics just sent some awesome prizes for the sumo winners! If you are looking for some sumo parts, please check out what they can offer... http://www.solarbotics.com/
Here is the poster: http://wiki.lvl1.org/images/4/46/Sumo2011.pdf
To learn more about lvl1 goto: http://www.lvl1.org or http://wiki.lvl1.org or check out our google group at http://groups.google.com/group/lvl1/
To learn about SumoBots in general, check out the links below...
Rules
We will follow these rules: http://www.robotics-society.org/mini-sumo.shtml
Double elimination tournament
Parts
Here is a good list if you want to build your own. I bet you can build a bot for $30, if you already have an Arduino! I plan on doing this.
http://groups.google.com/group/tuftsroboticsclub/web/anatomy-of-a-sumobot
Sensor Info http://www.acroname.com/robotics/info/articles/sharp/sharp.html
Kits
Parallax $240 - Comes with 2 bots. Kit works well, but expensive http://www.parallax.com/Store/Education/KitsandBoards/tabid/182/ProductID/319/List/1/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName
Sumovore Mini Sumo $98.50 http://www.solarbotics.com/products/k_sv/
Mark III $92 http://www.junun.org/MarkIII/Store.jsp
TAB Sumobot http://www.amazon.com/SUMO-BOT-Remote-Controlled-Programmable-Sumo-Bot/dp/0071411933
Links
Gallery of Sumobots
http://www.er-online.co.uk/minisumo/wiki/index.php?page=Gallery
Nice Bot, but not a Sumo
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/tinybot/
Another Arduino Sumo
Sumo from Tufts Univ
http://www.tuftsroboticsclub.com/current-projects/sumobots
Thingiverse of above sumo http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1548
Check this one out http://www.huv.com/miniSumo/seeker2/
And another one http://letsmakerobots.com/node/19648
What about Legos? http://www.nxtprograms.com/mini_sumo/index.html
http://www.elex.camosun.bc.ca/robotics/mini_sumo.htm
Please add your own!