The 6th KHR Anniversary (Part 3) The 5th KONDO BATTLE (June 5, 2010)

The 6th KHR Anniversary, Robot competition, sponsored by KONDO KAGAKU CO.,LTD took place at ASAKUSA ROX3 on June 5-6th, 2010. The 5th KONDO BATTLE took place on June 5th.

The 5th KONDO BATTLE had two tournaments which were Light Open Class and Light KHR Class. The Light Open Class winner could get a right to join the 19th ROBO-ONE tournament.

Light Open Class
Participant robots are
1) KHR series robot as KHR-1, KHR-2HV, KHR-1HV and KHR-3HV with KONDO optional parts.
In the case of KHR series robot with KONDO parts, there are no regulation concerning height and weight. In the case of using custom-made parts, the body regulation change to 2).
2) KHR series robot with custom-made parts or custom-built robot.
There are regulations concerning height, weight and arm length.

The common regulation of 1) and 2)
【Servo motor】High torque servos are prohibited
・KRS-2500HV series　：Free
・KRS-700　　 series　：Free
・KRS-2300 　series　：Prohibited
・KRS-4000HV series　：Prohibited except for KRS-4024SHV
・KRS-6000HV series　：Prohibited
・ROS-3101HV series　：Free
【Sole】
・Bathtub-sole S-01/02 : Free（Surface of grip is free）
・Custom-made sole size are 115 mm x 61 mm or under. See the figure1.
【Minimum axis】
・16

Regulation of 1) KHR series robot with KONDO optional parts
・In the case of KHR series robot with KONDO optional parts, there are no regulation concerning height and weight.
・Outer cover is free.
Regulation of 2) KHR series robot with custom-made parts or custom-built robot
・Weight: 1.5 kg or under
・Height: 35 cm or under, excluding antenna
・Flame: Free
・Arm length is 120 % that of leg or under. See Figure2.

Light KHR Class
Participant robot is KHR series robots as KHR-1, KHR-2HV, KHR-1HV and KHR-3HV.
Light KHR Class Regulation
Just kit body of KHR-1・KHR-1HV・KHR-2HV・KHR-3HV can join the competition.

Eighteen Robots joined the Light Open Class and 12 robots joined the Light KHR Class tournament. The winner of Light Open Class was Saiga (Igaa) and Light KHR Class was Karuma(Kaka ). Igaa got the right to join the 19th ROBO-ONE tournament which would take place in next Spring.

Videos of Light Open Class are as follows;
Light Open Class Semifinal; Saiga vs Mesa-Core. The winner was Saiga.

Light Open Class Semifinal; Kogaroo vs Ideon. The winner was Kogaroo.

Light Open Class Final; Saiga vs Kogaroo. The winner was Saiga.

Videos of Light Open Class are as follows;
Light KHR Class Semifinal; Kagemusha-Kun vs Karuma. The winner was Karuma.

Light KHR CLass Semifinal; Yutarobo-Mk Ⅱvs GANGA. The winner was GANGA.

Light KHR Class Final; Karuma vs GANGA. The winner was Karuma.
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The 6th KHR Anniversary (Part 2) Multi-Legged Robot Contest (June 5, 2010)

The 6th KHR Anniversary, Robot competition, sponsored by KONDO KAGAKU CO.,LTD took place at ASAKUSA ROX3 on June 5-6th, 2010. The 1st Multi-Legged Robot Contest took place on June 5th.

Multi-legged robot has been being miner robot compared with biped robot in Japan. Just G-DOG , a kit of 4 legs robot, was on the market from HIP JAPAN in July 2008. Recently, robot builders who has been making custom-built biped robot are interested in making multi-legged robot.

Multi-legged robot is stable to walk compared with biped robot and even low powered servo motor can move the body. It is not so hard for biped robot builders to make a new multi-legged robot. Biped robot builders also have a lot of idle controller, servos, arms and parts.

Bishii (Asakusa-giken) and Tanaka (Dainihon-giken) announced on Dec 4th, 2009 that they began to make multi-legged robots for robot survival game with toy gun and sensor for detecting the impact, which were controlled using image monitor as`Remo`. The movement of making the multi-legged robot began from this announce.

ROBOSPOT (KONDO KAGAKU CO., LTD) held an information exchange meeting about multi-legged robot on Jan 23rd, 2010. Some robot builders joined the meeting and exchanged the opinion. And the presentation was also carried out. My new robots with 5 legs, BT-L5 and BT-L15 videos were also introduce. After the meeting, ROBOSPOT (KONDO KAGAKU CO., LTD) announced a plan of competition with multi-legged robots.

The main regulation of the contest was as follows;
1) Multi-legged robot except for biped robot, but single foot robot can join.
2) Using of wheel is prohibited.

Four multi-legged robots joined the contest. The Champion of the 1st Multi-Legged Robot Contest was my robot, BLACK TIGER L45. Demonstration within 2 mins of each robot was as follows.

No301. BLACK TIGER L45 by IKETOMU
Anomalous 5-Legged Robot, using high powered servo KRS-4013HV. BT-L45 has 16 axes, each leg consisted of 3 servos and one body axis. The body axis makes the robot turn up from upside down.


No302. Makugun by Azusa-san
Six-Legged Robot with KCB-3WL and camera system.

No303. Metameta by Morinaga-san
Eight-Legged Robot, jointed with 4 Metallic Fighters for the 21st KONDO CUP Open Class.

No304. ISOKO RESCUE
Six-Legged Robot, with flat body for rescue work.

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The 6th KHR Anniversary at ASAKUSA ROX3 in Tokyo (Part 1) (June 5-6, 2010)

The 6th KHR Anniversary, Robot competition, sponsored by KONDO KAGAKU CO.,LTD took place at ASAKUSA ROX3 on June 5-6th, 2010.

KHR-1, the first biped hobby robot developed by KONDO KAGAKU CO., LTD, was put on the market in June 2004. KHR 1st Anniversary took place on July 3rd in 2005. Since KHR Anniversary holds every year for KHR users.

In the 6th Anniversary, competitions took place on June 5th were the 5th KONDO BATTLE (Light Open Class and Light KHR Class), Autonomous Beach Flag Competition (Student Class and Expert Class) and Multi-Legged Robot Contest. The 21st KONDO CUP SOCCER (KHR Class and Open Class) and Dance Contest took place on June 6th. The 6th KHR Anniversary was shown on Ustream KONDO site for 2 days.

Competitions were carried out at ASAKUSA ROX3 in Tokyo. The main stage was prepared for the 5th KONDO BATTLE and Multi-Legged Robot Contest. For Autonomous Beach Flag competition, soccer court of the KONDO CUP KHR Class was prepared in the right hand. The scene before opening ceremony on June 5th was as follows.

In the behind seats of main stage on June 5th, participants are preparing and adjusting motion of robots for their competition. Some robots of competitors were as follows:

The 2nd day, the main stage was changed to soccer court of KHR Class and the court for Beach Flag competition was changed to soccer court of KONDO CUP Open Class. There were also some booths of KONDO and robot related company. The scene before competitions on June 6th was as follows.

The commemorative photo of the 1st day robots attended for the 5th KONDO BATLE, Beach Flag Competition and Multi-Legged Robot ContestThe commemorative photo of the 2nd day robots attended for the 21st KONDO CUP and Robot Dance ContestAfter the 1st day events, party for players and stuffs of KONDO also took place at `WATAMI` a Japanese pub in Asakusa. Attendants exchanged their opinion and information about hobby robots. The details of each competition will be uploaded in another my blog page.

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The 2nd ROBO-ONE Light, Robot Fight Tournament in Kawasaki (May 22, 2010)

The 2nd ROBO-ONE Light sponsored ROBO-ONE Committee, took place at Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki Hall on May 22nd, 2010. ROBO-ONE Light is robot fight tournament for robots on the market, which are officially recognized by ROBO-ONE Committee. Beginner, who gets robot from the market and want to attend the ROBO-ONE Tournament, also can attend the competition with his robot which is made from just robot kit. Custom-built robot, just the weight 1 kg or under also can attend the tournament. The winner of Light A and B Class get the right to attend the 19th ROBO-ONE tournament. The 1st ROBO-ONE LIGHT took place on March 22, 2010.

The 2nd ROBO-ONE Light had 2 class, one was Light A Class which could be joined the kit over 1.3 kg. The other was Light B Class joined the kit 1.3 kg or under and also custom-built robot, 1 kg or under.

The regulations are as follows;
1) Officially recognized robot regulation
Robots on the market, officially recognized by ROBO-ONE Committee, can attend the competition whether the robot adapt the 17th ROBO-ONE regulation nor not. Remodeling is prohibited. Head parts can be remodeled and also covering robot body with plastic or paper is permitted.
2) Robot weight except for the officially recognized robot is 1 kg or under and the robot has to adapt the 17th ROBO-ONE regulation.

In the 2nd tournament, custom-built robots handicapped by about 300 g compared with officially recognized kits. It was interesting that how builder of custom robot 1 kg or under overcame the weight handicap and which robot kit was able to win the tournament. However, it is necessary for getting championship of robot fight tournament to carry 3 important factors such as good body, good motion and good control.

Light A Class joined 8 robots. They were 5 KHR-3HVs, 2 TINNYWAVEs and FREEDUM Jr, Ⅲ. The Champion was Summit (TINNYWAVE), the 2nd place was Isoko-Guardian (KHR-3HV) and the 3rd place was Karuma (KHR-3HV). TINNYWAVE got the Light Champonship successively.

Light B Class joined 18 robots. The best 4 robots were 3 UK1( 1kg and under 1kg) and Robovie-X. The champion was Ko-Garoo (UK1) , the 2nd place was ME09-G (UK1) and the 3rd place was Camereon-EX (Robovie-X). In the B class, custom-built UK1 robot could overcome the weight handicap 300 g. The videos are as follows;


Light A Class
For the 3rd Place: Karuma vs Searu. The winner was Karuma.


Final Match: Isoko- Gurdian vs Summit. The winner was Summit.


Light B Class
For 3rd Place: Camereon-EX vs Varhight. The winner was Camereon-EX.


Final match: Ko-Garro vs ME09-G


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The 4th ROBO-ONE SOCCER in Kawasaki ( May 22, 2010)

The 4th RBO-ONE SOCCER took place at Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki Hall in Kawasaki on May 22nd 2010. The 1st Soccer Game of ROBO-ONE was carried out as ROBO-ONE Special CUP on June 30th and July 1st in 2007. Then every year holds game.

There is a big difference between ROBO-ONE SOCCER and KONDO CUP soccer. The soccer field of ROBO-ONE SOCCER is made from a lot of joint carpet (30 cm x 30 cm). Therefore, it is necessary to make motions different from those on the smooth field of KONDO CUP. Another big difference is the number of playing robots. Four robots play in the ROBO-ONE SOCCER different from 3 robots in the KONDO CUP. Therefore, one team has to consist of 4 robots at least, most of teams consist of 5 robots including a substitute robot. The body regulation, the same that of ROBO-ONE and the soccer rule are here. Robots have to pass the regulation check, which is carried out before the games as the following video.


Ten teams joined the soccer game and teams were divided into two groups. Group A members were Kanto-Branch, Espresso-Pacchigi, SKY, SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY and RFC-Aichi. Group B members were Hamamatsu Technical High School, Trinity, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokotoko & Metalic-4 Brothers and RFC Bamboo☆BridgeⅡ. Each team had 2 games in the group. The 1st and 2nd place of the each group could join the final tournament.

The first and 2nd places of Group B were RFC Bamboo☆BridgeⅡand Trinity respectively. The first place of Group A were Kanto–Branch. However, there were three second place teams in the A Group, therefore penalty shoot-outs were carried out with 3 teams as SKY, SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY and RFC-Aichi. Finally, SKY won the penalty shoot-outs and got the 2nd place. The video of penalty shoot-outs is as follows;



The Champion of the 4th ROBO-ONE SOCCER was Trinity. Trinity was also the 3rd ROBO-ONE SOCCER champion. The 2nd place was RFC Bamboo☆BridgeⅡ and the 3rd place was SKY. The videos are as follows

Group A had 5 games. Kanto-Branch vs Espresso-Pacchigi. Kanto-Branch won the game 1-0.


Semi Final: SKY vs RFC Banboo☆BridgeⅡRFC Banboo☆BridgeⅡwon the game.


Final game: Trinity vs RFC Bamboo☆BridgeⅡThe champion was Trinity.