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Sumo Robot Wrestling

submitted by eric3579

6 years 10 months 1 week ago

With a casual Google, we've learned that "robot-sumo" is is a sport in which two robots attempt to push each other out of a circle. A robot has to be able to find its opponent (usually with sensors), push it out of the circle and avoid leaving the circle itself. We love this sport and are very glad it exists. -Digg

7 Comments

jokingly says...

Seems robots will be not only takeing our jobs, but also our sports activities.

AeroMechanical says...

3:46 is my favorite.

What's up with the guy wearing full-leg riot gear in the background? Is that the referee?

MilkmanDan says...

That one was cool. Very interesting to try to infer what their algorithms / strategies are based purely on their emergent behavior.

I'd label 3:46 a "come at me bro" strategy -- present a target and attempt escape when the opponent charges.

Lots of "spirograph / can't hit what you can't see" in there. Never sit still, go straight until the edge of the ring is detected, turn and repeat.

And the "matadors" are also very interesting, with their distracting / confusing actuated flags.

As an aside, I'd assume there are weight classes?

AeroMechanicalsaid:

3:46 is my favorite.

Spacedog79 says...

I think that was the 'slapstick comedy' algorithm.

MilkmanDansaid:

That one was cool. Very interesting to try to infer what their algorithms / strategies are based purely on their emergent behavior.

I'd label 3:46 a "come at me bro" strategy -- present a target and attempt escape when the opponent charges.

Lots of "spirograph / can't hit what you can't see" in there. Never sit still, go straight until the edge of the ring is detected, turn and repeat.

And the "matadors" are also very interesting, with their distracting / confusing actuated flags.

As an aside, I'd assume there are weight classes?

some ingenious strategies there.

Curious says...

I enjoyed the strategy employed at 4:06 myself. If only it had detonated at the right moment...

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