Overview for Sumo Robot
Scenario: The entertainment around the world are always on the look out for ways to come up with new forms of entertainment one such way had been to use robots such as Sumo Wrestling which is fast becoming a very popular form of entertainment and yet at the same time it serves as a opportunity for companies to gain funding to improve robots abilities to be able to preform tasks that human being can do! In recent times we have seen in many futuristic films where the whole armed forces are made up of robots such as in Star Wars. A robotic company has approached you, requesting your assistance in creating a competitive robot for the World Sumo Wrestling Competition held in America each year!
Criterion A Inquiry and Analyzing
Strand 1. Explain and justify how Sumo Robots can help us to understand and develop robots in the future? (Before you try and answer this Strand, get in small groups 2 or 3 and go on Youtube.com and lightly research how robots effect our lives today already! Then go back to your Weebly Website and type up your own answer)
Sumo bots can help us understand future bots because by building and playing them we can find out what will make these primary bots better and then with futuristic technology we can design more with these ideas in mind. also by programming the EV3s we can gain some knowledge about priming and controlling a future bot.
Strand 2: Get in small groups and Create a Mind map full of ideas, for what you all think a Sumo Robot would need to be successful , remember to refer to this mind map when you are filling in your personal Sumo Robot Research Table for Strand 4 in criterion A:
Strand 3. Put together a Weebly slide show (from the side menu) and then add a text box and talk about how these images of Robots gave you ideas of how to create your own Sumo Robot!
Strand 4. Research Table on what makes the best Sumo Robot (please refer to your Mind map for research ideas)
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Criterion B: Developing Ideas
How to program a Sumo Robot
Programming a EV3 to IPad or android
Log into Youtube.com and review some Sumo Robot wrestling (take note on how they are built and how they successful they are at Wrestling!) Upload a couple of Youtube.com video below of your favorite Sumo Robots!
Strand 1. Suggest some design specifications from your research (from Criterion A) which you are thinking of including into your Sumo Robot Wrestler.
Develop a design specification which outlines the success criteria for the design of a solution based on the data collected
My design specifications will include the following from research carried in Criterion A Inquiry and Analyzing.
My design specifications will include the following from research carried in Criterion A Inquiry and Analyzing.
The kinds of programming that I can do with my Sumo Robot are:
I can programme it to go straight Ahead to attack my opponent also I can programme it to turn angles to move away from my opponent. I can stop and start the Sumo Robot to be ready for the fight, I can get it to read the difference between Black and White because i have eyes and i am not color blind,The kinds of sensors that I have available to me to use in my Rescue Robot are:
Color sensors and Touch sensors and i have sensors to stop the robot from eventing it crashing
I can programme it to go straight Ahead to attack my opponent also I can programme it to turn angles to move away from my opponent. I can stop and start the Sumo Robot to be ready for the fight, I can get it to read the difference between Black and White because i have eyes and i am not color blind,The kinds of sensors that I have available to me to use in my Rescue Robot are:
Color sensors and Touch sensors and i have sensors to stop the robot from eventing it crashing
Ways to control the Rescue Robot:
Via booth tooth via phone, Pre-set programme
Via booth tooth via phone, Pre-set programme
The ways of interacting with the person or thing that the Rescue Robot is saving:
I can have a clipper ,I have a pinchers and arms
I can have a clipper ,I have a pinchers and arms
Strand 2. Present a Three feasible design ideas, which can be correctly interpreted by others
Design One: Sumo Robot Design
Design Two: Sumo Robot Design
Design Three: Sumo Robot Design
Strand 3. Present the chosen design from the three suggested design above and outline the reasons for its selection over the other two designs!
Strand 4. Develop accurate planning drawings/diagrams and outline requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.
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I chose this one because it was the best stragety for me to get my opponent out the ring
Criterion C: Create
Strand 1. Construct a logical plan, which outlines the efficient use of time and resources, sufficient for peers to be able to follow to create a Rescue Robot (create a your own You Tube Video or Table in Word breaking down how you will follow a series of steps to create a Sumo Robot for wrestling)
Strand 2. Demonstrate excellent technical skills when making the Rescue Robot (This could be displayed in Strand 1 video or Table as well in class) (So no need to write anything here!)
Strand 3. Follow the plan to create the solution, which functions as intended explain changes made to the chosen design and the plan when making the Rescue Robot
Write down any changes that you made to your Robot that wasn't part of your original plan!
Strand 4. Present the solution as a whole (Photo of the final Sumo Robot)
Program that I will be using to operate my Sumo Robot to victory!
Criterion D: Evaluate
Strand 1. Describe detailed and relevant testing methods, which generate accurate data, to measure the success of the Sumo Robot ?
Strand 2. Explain the success of the Sumo Robot against the design specification? (How did the sumo compare to the design specification in Criterion B)
The design specification was a huge success when used on my bot but at the last minute I had to change the plow like feature in my design for a wall due to lack of time but it worked just as well and was even more resistant to breaking than the plow feature. Although due to this and further lack of time I was not able to find a way to put on the ultrasonic.
Strand 3. Describe how the Sumo Robot could be improved ?
The sumo robot could be improved by adding a more protective layer around the brick and a shock absorbed at the front because that prevented the brick from loosening after a hit, and by protecting it wheel from preventing it to flip. Many thing could improved like the gear of the wheels and the program that we put inside the ev3 programer.
Strand 4. Describe the impact (what happened?) of your Sumo Robot when used on the other Sumo Robots?
When my bot came in contact with other bots the wall was very essential because with it the bot could push forward with force. The tracks were also good because it was then able to ride over rough surfaces well and the bot at its best earned 9 wins, 1 tie only, but then people started knowing my secrets so i had to change my design and evuntaully i had the winning streak again and nobody could figure out the secret i had and did to my robot.