Robot-sumo
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Robot-sumo is an engineering and robotics competition in which two robots attempt to push each other out of a circular arena, in a similar fashion to the sport of sumo. The robots used in this competi
Robot-sumo (Mega Sumo) match in Brazil. Note the robot on the left being lifted by the opponent's wedge after a direct head-on collision.
Parade of Nations in the All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament 2019
Competitors preparing the robots before a Mega Sumo fight at All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament 2018
Mini Sumo match
Sumo
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Sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi attempts to force his opponent out of a dohyō or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet.
Robot-sumo
…an engineering and robotics competition in which two robots attempt to push each other out of a circular arena, in a similar fashion to the sport of sumo. The robots used in this competition are called "sumo robots", "sumobots" or simply "sumos". Competitions typically involve autonomously operated wheeled…
A sumo match (tori-kumi) between yokozuna Asashōryū (left) and komusubi Kotoshōgiku in January 2008
Haniwa sumo wrestler
Sumo match in Tokyo c. 1890s
Sumo wrestling scene c. 1851