Sumo (相撲) is an ancient Japanese wrestling sport. For centuries, Japanese martial aritsts practiced this sport and developed advanced tactics It's time to take it to the 21st century!
You have to build your fighter using a Lego Mindstorms Kit.
Since Sumo is an ancient game, there exist several rules. The rules are enforced by a jury of three.
The robots will be placed back-to-back inside a circle and you must turn 180 degrees before you are allowed to attack your enemy. On the start sign, you must manually start the program using the buttons on the brick.
To win the game, your enemy needs to have left the circle with the whole robot or is not able to fight anymore. You can force him out with full body contact, or any other technique you can think of. If your robot is not able to fight anymore, for example, because it's software crashed, you win.
Two robots fight against each other. A game usually takes no longer than two minutes. If after two minutes no winner was determined, the game counts as tie.
During the group phase you play against every enemy. You earn points for winning a round:
- Won: 3
- Tie: 1
- Lost: 0
In the final round, you still fight in best of three. The final round works in KO-mode, so if you lose a round, your robot is out. If you have the most points from the group phase, you fight against the one with the fewest points.