1. SCIENCE OLYMPIAD SUMO-BOT 2011 EVENT DISCUSSION – OCTOBER 2, 2010

2. SUMO-BOT EVENT JUDGE Will Schleter University of Tennessee Engineering Fundamentals Estabrook Hall Room 103 wschleter@utk.edu 865-974-2737 http://ef.engr.utk.edu

3. SUMO-BOT EVENT DESCRIPTION Description in handout and on web site Remote controlled robots Double Elimination Tournament Examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYNX7XaDTB4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t489nac9CcA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYNX7XaDTB4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t489nac9CcA

4. SUMO-BOT CONSTRUCTION  Remote control cars can be used IF modified  Electric power, Radio remote – no wires  School name on the bot  Must be able to operate on three frequencies  Max size 40 cm x 40 cm x 40 cm at any time during the competition  Max weight of 2.0 kg, includes batteries, does not include remote  Combined voltage of all batteries in the bot must be 14.4 or less  No projectiles, flames, sharp objects, magnets, pneumatic devices

5. SUMO-BOT COMPETITION  Double Elimination Tournament  Impound – everything : bots, tools, batteries, controller  No recharging facilities, no recharging devices impounded  No work done after impound and before 1 st match.  Ring dimensions: 5.0 ft by 5.0 ft square (smooth, hard floor)  90 second prep - 2 minute rounds – 1 st bot out loses – lighter bot wins if neither is pushed out  Penalties: stalling, driving out of ring -- see handout for more details  May have 2 rings going at same time – depends upon number of entries  Can work on devices between matches – must work in the controlled area.

6. SUMO-BOT SCORING  Intentional damage to another bot or the ring will result in disqualification  1 st – Tournament winner 2 nd – Tournament runner up 3 rd and on – ranked by number of wins  Tie breakers  total times of lost matches divided by mass (higher is better)  mass (lower is better)  Bots that don’t meet specs will ranked below all compliant bots and will not be allowed to compete in main tournament. Non-compliant sub-tournament possible.

7. SUMO-BOT MISCELLANEOUS  Judgment rulings made by “Spirit of the Competition”  Radio interference issues ?  Scheduling issues ?  Spectators – will allow with right to limit or remove if it becomes a problem  Questions – Comments – Suggestions

8. SUMO-BOT WEB REFERENCES Main page: http://soinc.org/sumo_bots_c http://soinc.org/sumo_bots_c Frequency Information: http://www.newyorkscioly.org/SOPages/SumoFrequencies.html http://www.newyorkscioly.org/SOPages/SumoFrequencies.html FAQ: http://soinc.org/node/276 http://soinc.org/node/276 WIKI: http://www.scioly.org/wiki/Sumo_Bots http://www.scioly.org/wiki/Sumo_Bots Forum: http://scioly.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=1428 (go to end for more recent entries) http://scioly.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=1428 Example: http://www.geekshavefeelings.com/projects http://www.geekshavefeelings.com/projects