[David] over at Pololu programmed a mini-sumo robot, Zumo Red, with some extra smarts. The basic rules of sumo robotics is exactly like human sumo – push your competitor out of the ring. [David]’s ...

With the announcement that Robot Wars will be returning in the UK as a new TV series I am sure many have wished they could enter but may lack the robotic skills to get the main battle robot mechanics ...

Eight-year-old Alodi Mourier wasn't sure what to expect yesterday at the San Francisco Exploratorium. Sumo wrestling -- with robots? That's what Alodi thought when she sat ringside waiting for Japan's ...

We’ve seen plenty of impressive robots of all sizes here at Hackaday, but recently we were particularly inspired by [Hans Jørgen Grimstad] and his thrifty mini sumo build. Using the BBC micro:bit ...

To uninformed Western audiences, sumo wrestling might seem like little more than two giant Japanese men bumping their large bodies into each other until one steps outside the fighting area. What gets ...