Welcome to
SUMO Robotic Competition
Smart Innovation for a Sustainable future
INTRODUCTION
🤖Sumo is a traditional sport competition in Japan.
🤖It is like a wrestling game in which one must push its opponents out of the game field or ring.
🤖In this competition, instead of people, robot will be used.
🤖These robot will push each other out of the designed game field.
🤖This is an autonomous and RC sumo robot competition. For the autonomous, the robot is not controlled by any human operator.
🤖The robot must have the intelligent to find its opponent and push its opponent out.
🤖Other than that, the opponent robot must have the ability to stay inside the ring especially when it detect that it is at the edge of the ring.
🤖For the RC sumo robot, the player must control the robot by using remote control as described in the law.

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Sumo Robot Competition
📅 30 November 2025
🤖Build and battle your robot in an adrenaline-pumping arena!
✨ Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of an exciting innovation movement!
💡Let’s create, connect, and compete together at FIMiEx2025.
🕸️For more information, please visit our website at https://fimiex.umpsa.edu.my/
📞 Contact Persons:
Dr. Ahmad Nazif (+6016-283 6445)
En. Halim (+6019-234 5178)
IMPORTANT DATES
17 SEPTEMBER 2025 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
Click HERE to register
17 SEPTEMBER 2025 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
29 NOVEMBER 2025 - 30 NOVEMBER 2025
SUMO ROBOTIC DATE
REQUIREMENTS
Category
🌱 500g Autonomous Non-Magnetic Sumo Robot
🌱 500g RC Non-Mangnetic Sumo Robot
📩Objective: to build a mobile robot capable of pushing their opponent out of the specified ring, as well as complying with the rules and regulations of the tournament
📩Teams: Each team consists of two members and one manager with age unlimited allowed to enter the game field during a match
General Information
Dimensions & weight:
📌The size of the robots shall not exceed 100mm (length) x 100mm (width). There is no height restriction and it may take any shape and size once the match begins.
📌The weight of the robot shall not exceed 500g
📌Refer to the dimension_sumo.pdf
Robot Design!
⏳The robot must not have a device that interferes with the sensor operation of its opponent e.g. Jammer, strobe light, laser & etc.
⏳Robots shall not damage the arena deliberately.
⏳Robots shall not throw liquid or powder or other substances at the opponent.
⏳Robots shall not employ any flammable devices as a weapon.
⏳Robots should not secure itself on the ring surface by using, suction cups, diaphragms, sticky treads, glue, magnet or other such devices.
⏳Projectile weapons are prohibited
Robot Control!
RC Sumo: Robot
💡The robot must be controlled using a wireless remote control.
💡Any disruption to an opponent's control system is not allowed at all.
💡Participants should take precautionary measures to avoid this disruption.
💡If an opponent's control system or wireless interference occurs, the organizer will not be responsible.
💡Any form of external physical disruption is also not permitted
Another Robot Control
Autonomous Sumo Robot:
✏️The robot shall be autonomous. No external form of control or any external intervention is allowed.
✏️The Robot is to be started/stopped with start button
✏️Clearing of Debris: Fallen items from the robots shall be removed after each match
Ring Specifications
Dimensions and Materials:
🪐The ring arena is made of a plywood plate.
🪐The surface of the Ring will be a smooth mattle black painted finish.
🪐The diameter of the ring is 770mm ± 20mm including the boundary marking
Ring & Marking
Markings:
✅Two dark colour starting lines (100mm x 10mm) locate at 100mm apart at the centre.
✅They indicate the starting positions for two competing robots.
✅The boundary of the ring arena is marked in white colour. The width is 25mm.
Ring Condition:
✅The ring condition may vary slightly and participants should design and build their robots with robustness in mind
Game Rules
Sumo Game
📐The game will use tournament management software Challenge with either double elimination format or round robin format (group) which includes scheduling, polling and scoring
📐Winner will be decided as follow (round robin format):
-----🥇Most number of wins
-----🥇Highest point
📐In the case of withdrawal of a team, the opponent will be given a win with a 2 point score.
🕹️No time out will be given throughout the game
INSPECTION:
🛄Robots shall be inspected before the start of the game.
DISMISSAL & CANCELLATION –
🎲Dismissal: Judges can stop a match if:-
🎲Teams damages the game field or any competition props.
🎲No spirit of fair play (fair play) and friendship among the participants
🎲Participants disobey instruction from the judges
CANCELLATION:
❌The judges can cancel a match / participation of a team if
❌A robot does not comply with the competition specification.
❌Robots have provocative writing or images.
❌A participant wears provocative clothing.
❌Participants shows or says a provocative gesture or signal or words
OTHERS:
🌷 Only one robot is allowed to be used for each team. (No sharing of robots is allowed).
🌷 The robot must be developed and built by the participating teams themselves.
🌷 All participant must follow instructions given by the judges.
FEE
SUMO Fee
- 🤖Local: RM100
- 🤖International: $30 USD
AWARD
✨All participants will be given a certificate.
✨Only one medal will be awarded to each winning group.
✨A fee will be charged if the participant needs an additional medal.
✨An additional medal with postage cost is RM60.
✨Names listed are based on spelling and order during online registration.
✨The jury's decision is final.