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Appendix B: Standard Mini-Sumo Competition Rules
Reprinted with permission from Bill Harrison, Sine Robotics.
Section 1: Definition of a Match
Article 1
Definition
The match shall be contested by two teams (At the event, one team consists of
one robot with two team members, one of which is a leader. Other team
members must watch from the audience), according to these Rules for Sumo
matches (hereafter called "these Rules"), with each team's robot made by each
team (either a remote-controlled model or a standalone model) competing to get
the effective points (hereafter called "Yuko"), within the perimeter of the
defined Sumo Ring. The judges will decide which team wins. A single person
can also compete with a Robot Sumo, with the same rules that apply to teams.
Section 2: Requirements for the Ring Area
Article 2
Definition of Ring Area
The Ring Area means the Sumo Ring and the space outside the Ring. Anywhere
outside this Ring Area is called Outer Area.
Article 3
Sumo Ring
1. The Ring shall be in circular shape with its height being 2.5 cm and its
diameter 77 cm (including the outside of the line that divides the inside of the
Ring from its outside). The Ring shall be of black hard rubber (made by
Toyo Linoleum; long vinyl sheet NC#R289, or its equivalent) adhered on top
of Ring.
2. Shikiri lines (where robots stand at the beginning of the match) are the two
parallel lines with 10 cm distance between the lines, drawn in the center of
the Ring. The Shikiri lines are painted in brown (or equivalent for reflection
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