Mindstorms ev3 sumo bot instructions
Sumobot specifications A sumobot must be made entirely out of LEGO parts, with the only exceptions being the flag. The number of motors and sensors used are only limited by how many the brick support.
NXT bricks support 3 motors and EV3 bricks support 4 motors. Both type of bricks support 4 sensors. The robot must fit inside a 10" x 10" square box no height limit when it is in it's starting configuration.
The robot must be designed to wait five seconds, after the contestant presses a start button, before it moves. All actions must be pre-programmed.
The use of any form of remote control is prohibited. The robot must not include any part that fixes the robot to the playing field surface. Competition A match consists of three games of up to three minutes each. Beginning of the Game Before the game, the contestants greet each other outside the playing field following the chief referee's instructions, and then enter the playing field. The contestants can place their robot anywhere behind their starting line.
No part of the robot can be in front of the starting line before the match begins. The contestants must exit the playing field during this 5 second period. Prior to the start of a match, the entire robot must fit inside a square box as defined for the weight class. At any time after the start of the match, the robot can expand outside these dimensions.
End of the Game The game ends when the referee calls the winner. Both contestants should thank each other for a fair and competitive match after removing their robots. A game will be stopped and a rematch will be started under the following conditions: The robots are locked together in such a way that no more action appears to be possible, i. Both robots touch the exterior of the playing field at the same time.
There are a few variations on the build available on this site. Brian Wheeler, Hoosier Girlz. This robot is a good starter robot. The sensors in front act as a bumper. Bayou Bot - EV3 Build. This is a robot that has a strong outer frame with shielded color sensors. It uses two color sensors, an ultrasonic and a gyro.
It uses large motorcycle wheels and a ball wheel. This robot has been physically built by the designer. This robot is made with parts in the EV3 home edition only. It has a basic system for attaching motorized and passive attachments. Optimal Prime - EV3 Build. This is a quick-build robot that uses only 37 pieces including motors, sensors and wires.
It features the gyro, touch and color sensors. This is a base robot similar to the one available in the Educational EV3 set , but constructed with parts available in the NXT set.
Driving Bas3 - EV3 Build. This is a base robot similar to the one available in the Educational EV3 set , but constructed with parts available in the retail set.
They feature three sets of wheels and two ultrasonic sensors each. To learn more about these robots, read this article. It uses Mindsensor's SumoEyes. It is shared here with his permission. Download the "Custom Remote". In the false-colored picture, the pink tooth gear that is directly connected to the EV3 Large Motor touches the turquoise tooth gear.
This "gearing down" increases its torque three times, for increased pushing power. The center motor operates the yellow "flipper" arms for upending opposing robots in a Lego Sumo or Battlebot competition. Four-Wheel Drive Sumo Bot. EV3Lessons does not take responsibility for the quality of build instructions provided.
Please refer to our copyright license information. If you use any materials in a contest with or without modification , you must document and inform judges where the original ideas came from. To view in lessons in English, switch your language to English above. Not all lessons are here or none at all , because no translations have been provided. Sanjay and Arvind Seshan Droid-Bot 2. This is a software limitation. Use the Photograph-based instructions if you need to.
See LDD file if needed.