Robot Sumo Is Real Sumo!

Robot Sumo, as it is 'played' in Japan is truly a robot version of real sumo with all the action, excitement, and drama. For the latest robot news, information, reviews, hacks, photos, and videos with special on-site coverage direct from Japan, see Robots Dreams at http://www.robots-dreams.com.

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• robot
• robots
• robotics
• sumo
• japan
• tokyo
• akihabara
• battle
• battlebots
• sumobots

[MetalzooM]

are those programed or they use remote?

[tempusmaster]

The competitions are divided into both R/C and autonomous classifications.

[MoinManMM]

ARE THEY ON CRACK?

[tempusmaster]

No. !:')

The vast majority of Robot Sumo competitors here in Japan are students at technical high schools. They take the contest seriously, put in a tremendous amount of time and effort, and are often sought after by the major companies like Toyota. In most other countries it's looked on as a casual sport, or intellectual exercise, but for these guys it's a way to show their skills and advance their careers.

[MoinManMM]

yea i know i was just joking i didnt mean to offend

[tempusmaster]

No problem. I wasn't offended at all. That's why I put the smilie/happy face.

[coolbuddywin]

1:17 awesome ramp

[coolbuddywin]

0:45  NO NO DONT U DARE TO FLIP ME *FLIP* FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[kdjfnrjfjvfjfk]

Nice evade at 2:56.

[myusualchannel]

Watching sumo bots is second only to FRC :)

[clicksish]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh shitttttttttttttttttt

craziessssstttttttt

[keithosmarferrer]

@amkdeath, if there's no such thing as roboticist, then what will you call me? arse! (what's a book?) LOL!

[BreakBeatWilNevaDie]

there is no race sadder or uglier than the japs!

[Zatonji67]

they take steroids..



[Zetsuke4]

8D

[MysticDrow]

Man, I'm becoming a robotics engineer next year and I can tell you for sure that there IS such thing as roboticist.