The base of the code was created by nate lawerncerichards for the university of northern iowa intro to robotics program. Pololu zumo robot kit for arduino superdroid robots. For more than a decade, the ahrc mini sumo contest has been dominated by dale heatheringtons delta force. Mini sumo robot competitions are held throughout the world. Designed with education in mind, i created the open source simplesumo platform to low.
It includes two micro metal gearmotors coupled to a pair of silicone tracks, a stainless steel bulldozerstyle blade, an array of six infrared. The environment is written in java and based on processing and other opensource software. Robotics challenge program your robot to stay in the ring using the colour sensor, and perhaps to charge at opponents using the ultrasonic sensor. A mechanical platform actuators power electronics power source sensors microcontroller mech. The robot can move around avoiding obstacles and follow routes marked with dark lines on a white background. At only 10cm x 10cm, it is small enough to compete at mini sumo and the included 75. Session overview teamwork skill negotiate and resolve conflict.
Controlling the robotsconf sumobot with arduino uno. Frequency is the amount of vibrations that the buzzer will make within a designated time. To do this open arduino now sigh loudly wishing that this was a real ide and import the library using sketch include library add. It is a selfcontrolled robots with specific dimensions and features, it is also designed in a hostile shapes which qualify it to participate in the contests and competitions with other robots. The transistor acts like a switch, controlling the power to the motor, arduino pin 3 is used to turn the transistor on and off and is given the name motorpin in the sketch. My new sumo robot using arduino uno including code read 17911 times previous topic next topic. Refer to the getting started page for installation instructions. The sport sumo came from japan which has been applied for robots. Ardusumo is sumo robot which is built based on arduino platform. The atlanta hobby robot club hosts a mini sumo competition at their annual robot rally.
Check out the website for more information and the source code. At the heart of the nano sumo is my custom designed microcontroller board. Minisumo tutorial for genesis arduino mainboard firat dede december 6, 2015 mini sumo robot, robot parts 1 in that tutorial, we will look to. Sumoboy is a multipurpose arduinobased robotics kit for sport and education. Minisumo tutorial for genesis arduino mainboard jsumo. Minisumo robot is one of a branch of hobby robotics, same as sumo matches or box matches main aim is beating an opponent by pushing out of the ring. In the previous article, i walked through inventory, preparation, calibration and assembly of the sumobot kit that was provided to all attendees of this years robotsconf in this article, im going introduce a simple program to for controlling the assembled sumobot with an arduino uno. Acceptable numbers will range from 0 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807. The accompanying notes and information included in this module outline the concept and rules behind robot sumo along with how to manufacture the robot as well as giving a history of robotics complete with. Programming the sumo robot with the ultrasonic sensor. The starter kit is a great way to get started with arduino, coding and electronics. There are two type of sensors used in this system, two sharp gp2d12 infrared distance meters to identify both the distance and the position of obstacles and four cny70, a reflective sensor that includes an infrared emitter. I really like this little sumo bot based on the everpopular arduino microcontroller.
The opensource arduino software ide makes it easy to write code and upload it to the board. While it would be naive to think i could beat delta force on my first attempt at building a mini sumo bot, i wanted to build a competitive. The zumo 32u4 is a highly integrated, userprogrammable and customizable tracked robot. It consists of a zumo shield for arduino, a zumo chassis kit, and a zumo blade. The arduino web editor allows you to write code and upload sketches to any. Basically, two robots get put on a 4 white circle that has a black border. Prepare yourself for robot wars with the arduino sumoboy. It measures less than 10 cm on each side and weighs approximately 275 g with batteries 170 g without, so it is both small enough and light enough to qualify for minisumo competitions, but its versatility makes it capable of much more than just robot sumo battles. Once your bump detector hits another sumobot, your sumobot should push the other robot out with full power. Starter code for making a small sumo track an opponent with an ultrasonic sensor and move using a tb6612fng speed controller.
The minisumo dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm and mass 500 grams were formalized and bill published adapted japanese robot sumo rules on his sine robotics web site mirrored on many other sites, and reprinted with permission in this document. Getting started with arduino web editor on various. Proyecto robot sumo by jesus gonzalez perez on prezi. This function will allow you to input numbers for the frequency and tempo and based on those values you can manipulate the sound that the buzzer makes. Minisumo tutorial for genesis arduino mainboard firat dede december 6, 2015 mini sumo robot, robot parts 1 in that tutorial, we will look to arduino sketches for genesis based mini sumo robot. When the sketch starts, it prompts you, to remind you that to control the speed of the motor you need to enter a value between 0 and 255 in the serial monitor. Programming the genie e18 motor control board to control a. The pdst mini sumo robot can compete in the mini sumo class which allows a robot mass of up to 500g and maximum size of 10cm x 10cm x any height. Minisumo robots are an excellent way to show kids that science and engineering can be fun and exciting. It also has a ftdi programming port for programming it with the arduino ide.
This combination deal contains most of the parts you need to build an arduinocontrolled zumo robot. Test your programming and attachment, then redesign and make improvements. Arduino sumobot the idea is to run your sumobot slowly so that it does not leave the ring. Codebender includes a arduino web editor so you can code, store and manage your arduino sketches on the cloud, and even compile and flash them. My new sumo robot using arduino uno including code. With the zumo shield and an arduino or compatible board like the astar prime, the zumo chassis becomes a lowprofile, arduinocontrolled tracked robot that is less than 10 cm on each side small enough to qualify for minisumo competitions. A team of diehard robotics enthusiasts has come together to create the worlds first mini sumo robotics kit and is. It measures 21mm x 23mm and has 3 analog inputs, 2 pwm outputs, and 4 ios. This is the 14core mini sumobot driven by arduino microcontroller. Follow these steps to build the sumo robot code for the arduino. The bot features line sensing, obstacle detection, and a nice interface board for the geared motors. Start coding online with the arduino web editor, save your sketches in the cloud, and always have the most uptodate version of the ide. Arduino sumo robot microcontroller project circuit. The user oleglyan is building a sumo robot based on arduino.