The robots are allowed to display “nonlethal” battle techniques, such as pushing, shoving and flipping. “The basic rule of the competition is to be the last sumobot standing,” stated Madassery. Once ...

On Feb. 15, the school held its second annual Sumo Bot Battle competition, a chance for students in Maples Collegiate’s electronics department to flex some mechanical muscle by putting their ...

“So today they bring their robots in and they’re having several battles against other schools and other robots to determine who’s got the most powerful SumoBot in the district.” ...

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On Thursday, several students from School District 23 gathered for the region’s annual sumobot tournament, where design, engineering and programming were the real winners. While the goal of the ...

The 8th Annual myRobotRumble SUMObot Challenge had competitors bring robots they programmed back at their hometown schools with a goal of pushing opponent bots out of a small ring.