Nsumo

Background

A popular sports in robotics is robot-sumo and similar to regular sumo wrestling, there are two competitors trying to push each other out of a ring (dohyo), but instead of hefty men from Asia, the two competitors are robots called sumobots.

There are many classes you can compete in, among the most popular are:

• Standard: 20cm x 20cm x 3kg
• Mini: 10cm x 10cm x 500g
• Micro: 5cm x 5cm x 100g

Besides giving rise to a competition, a sumobot is a great project for learning about robotics and embedded systems development. It involves the typical parts of a robot (microcontroller, sensors, motors, and battery), and on top of that, you must implement an autonomous driving strategy.

Features

• Mini-class (10cm x 10cm x 500g)
• Microcontroller MSP430
• Bare-metal C
• Custom PCB
• Four motors/wheels with skid-steering
• 3D-printed chassis

The hardware design and software are available at GitHub.

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