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Win A Trip to Japan to Compete in Robot Sumo Competition

Posted on December 1st, 2008 in Hobbyist

David is probably going to hate me for this, but an email just popped up on the Robotics Society of America mailing list from David Calkins, saying:


So, The All-Japan 3kg Sumo Tournament is Dec 21st in Tokyo.

Fujisoft gave me 2 seats to go, all expenses, … [and] I’m giving away the tix.

Want ‘em?

You gotta win ‘em.


In order to win the tickets, you have to mail your completed Sumo robot to David, where he will compete them in a normal Sumo tournament on December 6th. The two best robots from the tournament will win tickets to Japan!

For more details contact David directly. If you don’t currently have a Sumo ‘bot, get to building! Or, buy a kit and soup it up!

Update: This just in from David, “Luis Reyna and Alex Eisner won the sumo contest, and tix to Japan”. Congratulations to Luis and Alex! Let us know how the trip goes.


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2 Responses to “Win A Trip to Japan to Compete in Robot Sumo Competition”

  1. carl Says:

    who won?????

  2. William Cox Says:

    Good question, Carl. I believe Calkins is running his tournament today. You can check his Twitter feed for updates. I’ll also update this post when I find out.

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