In a sumo round, the goal is to push the opponent outside of the circular ring. These choices led to a schematic and bill of materials bom to add up the costs for the project. When the power is turned on, lose of connection or disconnected slide switch will not turn the circuit off. The mini sumo robot sensors consist of two range finders. Robot schematics, books, and circuits for mini sumo, linefollowing, beam, and electronic projects. The miniclass sumo robot competes on a mini ring, which is half the dimensions of the international ring. As we had said before, we used arduino, which is base in c in order to create the software of our robot. The official guide by pete miles mcgrawhillosborne 2002 is an excellent book about building robots, the rules for competitive robot sumo events and how to build your own dohyo. May 10, 2016 i show off my sumo robot in this video and code for using motor shield, photoresistors, ultrasonic sensor, and servos. The robots will then autonomously compete in a headtohead match with the objective of forcing the opponent robot out of the ring. The bot features line sensing, obstacle detection, and a nice interface board for the geared motors. With the arduino robot, you can learn about electronics, mechanics, and software. Basic help and tips on how to build robotic sensors.
Featuring complete coverage of the rules and regulations of this increasingly popular competitive sport, this authoritative guide will show you what it takes to build a sumo robot from beginning to end. It was first introduced to the united states in the early 1990s by dr. Part one of a series of articles on building a robot that can follow lines or walls and avoid obstacles. The zumo robot for arduino is an arduinocontrollable tracked robot platform that is less than 10 cm. Zumo robots and accessories the pololu zumo chassis is a small, tracked robot platform that is less than 10 cm on each side small enough to qualify for mini sumo competitions and works with a variety of micro metal gearmotors to allow for a customizable combination of torque and speed. The pdst mini sumo robot can compete in the mini sumo class which allows a robot mass of up to 500g and maximum size of 10cm x 10cm x any height.
The mobile robot is a combination of devices endowed with power drives and sensors, under the control of a. Mini densede very detailed all of the resources that are shared with a sumo robot project also robot contest opponents out of the runway. Mini sumo robot competition running with frdmkl25z mcu on. The minisumo dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm and mass 500 grams were formalized and bill published adapted japanese robot sumo rules on his sine robotics web site.
A robot should also avoid leaving the arena, usually by means of a sensor that detects the edge. There are two type of sensors used in this system, two sharp gp2d12 infrared distance meters to identify both the distance and the position of obstacles and four cny70, a reflective sensor that includes an infrared emitter. The solarbotics sumovore robot is a kit that requires soldering. Mar 06, 2018 mini sumo robot is a special robot type that it beats the opponent mini sumo in special rules. Building a minisumo robot using the intellibrain robotics controller is a great. This video is from the previous event that was held in riga. The kingduino uno is an excellent control board for the cobra minisumo kit. Mini sumo is a competition between two autonomous robots that are placed in a ring dohyo. If theres nothing intended for this thats dropdead easy, i may just make them in a vector image editor, so i have them ready in time for my presentation.
The robots brain is microchip pic16f876 programmed in c the mini sumo robot sensors consist of two range finders and two edge detectors. Today i decided to spend a few hours working on the sumo bot schematic and printed circuit board pcb. For more than a decade, the ahrc mini sumo contest has been dominated by dale heatheringtons delta force. Robot schematics, books, and circuits for minisumo, linefollowing, beam, and electronic projects. In part 2 of this series, ill draw the circuit board so it can be manufactured.
Or have him to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. Although this is about complete, here are a few things version 2 might include. The arduino nano doesnt have a lot of io pins, so i decided to combine the start button with the battery voltage sensing circuit. Line follower robot is a vehicle which follows a line, either a black line or white line. Autonomous mini sumo robot seeker ii is an autonomous minisumo robot which is designed to compete in minisumo robot competitions. How to build a robot design and schematic projects. Jul 22, 2011 in this article, i will share my sumo robot design and build secrets. The paper presents the design and construction of an autonomous mobile minisumo robot. The accompanying notes and information included in this module outline the concept and rules behind robot sumo along with how to manufacture the robot as well as giving a history of robotics complete with. The paper presents the design and construction of an autonomous mobile mini sumo robot. Mar 26, 2017 winning a sumo robot competition pololu zumo 32u4. Sumo robot project pic16f877 control circuit l293d electronics. Electronics projects, ccs c sumo robot project pic16f876 ccs c examples, microchip projects, microcontroller projects, pic16f876 projects, date 20190802 design a perfectly good sumo robot design and control circuit pic 16f876 based on the motor drive lm293d drizzle detection for the sharp gp2d12 sensors used hardware and software in.
In a robot sumo match, two robots start inside a ring marked with a border of a contrasting color and try to be the first one to push the other robot outside the ring without accidentally driving outside the ring themselves. Mini sumo robot competition running with frdmkl25z mcu. Akir4 is the name of the mini sumorobot i built in 2011 and is my third minisumo this time compared to the first two mini sumorobots the robot was first designed in a cad program. Theory of operation to be effective, a minisumo robot must be able to do the following. It can sense the presence of object to be followed using hcsr04 sensor. High power motor driver, perfect voltage system inside arduino nano carrier board. Before the robot could meaningfully compete in a sumo competition this issue would. The objective of this project is to design, build and test an autonomous minisumo robot, which will participate in minisumo robot competition at san francisco. It is low, fast, very aggressive, and has wide tires that provide a lot of traction.
Electronics projects, sumo robot project pic16f877 control circuit l293d microchip projects, microcontroller projects, pic16f877. Forum user drgfreeman has been posting about his custom mini sumo robot. The teensy is slightly more expensive than the arduino mini but offers a. The irish junior mini sumo tournament is the first robotics tournament of its kind in the eu for second level students. I am a member of a local robotics club tut robotics club and for most of the robots we work in teams of at least 23 people and for bigger projects like one of our standard class sumos we have had some 10 people and worked on it for more than a year. The only library that were using in our example is the cytron motor drivers library. The range finders are sharp gp2d12 analog range sensors.
In building the robot, the regulations of the sumo type robot c ompetitions. Surprisingly the solutions to autonomous minisumo are not necessarily complex or expensive. Through bills tireless efforts and nearly ten years of travel often toting more than 20 robots in his bags minisumo. Building a minisumo robot element14 baltic robot sumo. The atlanta hobby robot club hosts a mini sumo competition at their annual robot rally. This report deals with the design approach, block diagram, schematic. The solarbotics mini sumo sumovore kit is a strong, modular design with over 500 manhours of development and 21 prototypes behind it. Instead, it will need to connect to the opposite contact point. You can use the test pad that came with your nxt set as a sumo ring, or mark out your own ring with black electrical tape on a light colored surface. There are a large variety of mechanical designs and programs that could be used, but. Programming the genie e18 motor control board to control a. Theres a cdrom included with a copy of the eagle cad software for schematic design and pcb layout, it will run on linux and windows. This approached is great since you have to solve all design issues from start compared to having a general idea in your head and solving each issue as you go.
The mechanical system covers motors, gearing, wheels and robot s body. This site aims to introduce minisumo in easy steps and, while staying competitive, at a budget price. It is a sport in which two robots attempt to push each other out of a circle in a similar fashion to the sport of sumo. Ccs c sumo robot project pic16f876 electronics projects. In this article, i will share my sumo robot design and build secrets. To start a mini sumo match, the owner of the robot has to hit a button when the judge says go. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users. I really like this little sumo bot based on the everpopular arduino microcontroller. It comes with a number of of project examples you can easily replicate, and it is a powerful robotics platform that you can hack to perform all sorts of tasks. Nov 14, 2019 mini sumo robot design is very stylish robot pic16f877 microcontroller used in motor driver for the l293d kullan.
Mar 31, 2020 mini sumo robot design is very stylish robot pic16f877 microcontroller used in motor driver for the l293d kullan. This time compared to the first two mini sumo robots the robot was first designed in a cad program. While giving guidance on generating cam computer aided manufacturing files, that you might use when out sourcing your pcbs, it. Create powerful and innovative sumo or minisumo robots using this oneofakind resource. Bill took that first small sumo to a contest in san francisco and actually won the lightweight competition against bigger and heavier robots. Robot sumo, or pepe sumo, is a sport in which two robots attempt to push each other out of a circle in a similar fashion to the sport of sumo. Sep 03, 20 in a sumo round, the goal is to push the opponent outside of the circular ring. The base of the code was created by nate lawerncerichards for the university of northern iowa intro to robotics program. The mini sumo dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm and mass 500 grams were formalized and bill published adapted japanese robot sumo rules on his sine robotics web site mirrored on many other sites, and reprinted with permission in this document. Arduino robot controller board for minisumo robots, line following robots. The robot can move around avoiding obstacles and follow routes marked with dark lines on a white background. The video was recorded by a competitor and organizer from lithuania. All orders placed will be shipped out as usual, delivery times are expected to be affected due to covid19. If you are new to mini sumo competition, robot sumo.
Please click the bottom image for bigger visual, in that article i will go deeply at each section for sumo robots. The minisumo dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm and mass 500 grams were formalized and bill published adapted japanese robot sumo rules on his sine robotics web site and mirrored on many other sites. Mini sumo robot is a special robot type that it beats the opponent mini sumo in special rules. There are two styles of robot sumo, radio controlled and autonomous, with mini sumo being one of the many sizeweight classes of competition. It includes two micro metal gearmotors coupled to a pair of silicone tracks, a stainless steel bulldozerstyle blade, an array of six infrared. Mini sumo robot design is very stylish robot pic16f877 microcontroller used in motor driver for the l293d kullan. Seeker ii is an autonomous minisumo robot which is designed to compete in minisumo robot competitions. Arduino sumo robot microcontroller project circuit. It is a selfcontrolled robots with specific dimensions and features, it is also designed in a hostile shapes which qualify it to participate in the contests and competitions with other robots. The competition is the brain child of declan askin, head of the technology dept. The mechanical system covers motors, gearing, wheels and robots body. The robots brain is microchip pic16f876 programmed in c.
Avr robot kit nibo nibo equipped with atmega88 for motorcontrol and for distance. In this thread i will document the building of a minisumo class robot for brs tallinn cup. If you dont have another nxt robot to go up against in your sumo match or while testing and preparing for your match, you can build various dummy robots and other objects to try to push. The most common weapon used in a sumobot competition is an angled blade at the front of the robot, usually tilted at about a 45degree. Sumo robotics competitions are a feature of universities throughout the world. The mini class sumo robot competes on a mini ring, which is half the dimensions of the international ring.
Software was also created to allow pwm control of the motors, but a problem acquiring an important component an adc chip to allow reading infrared rangefinders and edge detectors meant that control was fairly crude, relying on a single ultrasonic rangefinder. Like its human counterpart, robot sumo was born and thrives in japan. Create powerful and innovative sumo or mini sumo robots using this oneofakind resource. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and. Each robot is fully autonomous and tries to prudh other opponent robot. Mini densede very detailed all of the resources that are. As you can see from the images below, i have made a lot of progress. One of the early american adopters of robot sumo was noted seattle robotics society member, bill harrison, who organized some of the first u. This is the 14core mini sumobot driven by arduino microcontroller. In robot sumo the aim is to push your opponent out of the ring. The robot must wait 5 seconds for the owners to back away, then the sumo match begins. Arduino is an opensource electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easytouse hardware and software.
Autonomous mini sumo robot microcontroller project circuit. The gm8 gearmotors give the robot more speed than competing products that use modifiedrcservos, and the robot has outperformed other stock minisumo robots including programmable robots. A mini sumobot modeled with sketchup for chapter 8 in practical 3d printers. Theory of operation to be effective, a mini sumo robot must be able to do the following. At mini sumo competition usually there is weight and dimension limit max. I show off my sumo robot in this video and code for using motor shield, photoresistors, ultrasonic sensor, and servos. It has more power, speed, and is less expensive than the junun mark iii, parallax minisumo, and tab sumobot. While it would be naive to think i could beat delta force on my first attempt at building a mini sumo bot, i wanted to build a competitive. Check out the website for more information and the source code. Since the urc10 sumo robot controller is compatible with arduino uno, arduino ide will be used for the programming. The motor driver needs to be able to drive the 3v motors above. It has more power, speed, and is less expensive than the junun mark iii, parallax mini sumo, and tab sumobot. The robots used in this competition are called sumobots.
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