ROBOT JAPAN Team joined RoboGames 2012 (Apr 20-21, 2012)

RoboGames is the Olympics of robots from around the world to compete in over 50 different events such as combat robots, fire-fighters, LEGO bots, hockey bots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots, and even androids that do kung-fu. Some robots are autonomous, some are remote controlled. As an open event, anyone can join.

The 9th annual games, RoboGames 2012 took place on Apr 20-22, 2012 at San Mateo Event Center in San Mateo, CA.   Fifty-nine event took place and 682 Robots joined of  238 teams from 16 countries.  Results from RoboGames 2012 are here.   

Team Robot Japan joined RoboGames 2012 and got 10 medals.  Real King Kizer custom-built by Maru-san got the Best of Show Gold Medal.     Kageki-san, Lem-san and Sanzai-san reported Team Robot Japan in their blog with cool videos and pictures.

I tried to review games and to collect videos joined Team Robot Japan.  Team Robot Japan robots were introduced in the Robot Japan's web site.   The leaders of Team Robot Japan were Koguma-san and Kazuko-san were introduced in Kageki-san's blog.   Promotion Video of  Team Robot Japan also uploaded as Robot Japan US Tour 2012, Robot Japan US 2012 Tour-2 and Robot Pro Wrestling US Tour 2012 by Lem-san.

Zaura custom-built by Kenta-san is a member robot of Robot Pro-Wrestling `Dekinnoka!'.  Ryuketsu Kamen, KHR-3HV based wrestler robot by Oamata-san who is sponsor of the Robot Pro-Wrestling `Dekinnoka!.  Tokotoko-Maru custom-built by Amino-san is well known as Japaanese classical Japanese dancing robot.  Real King Kizer custom-built by Maru-san moves as Real Steel Robot with 100 cm height.   Kazumin is a KHR-3HV based robot by Oguma-san.   Kazugon is a KHR-3HV based robot by Kazuko-san.  Thunder Bolt, custom-built by Shibata-san is also a member of the Robot Pro-Wrestling.

Kageki-san reported Team Robot Japan in RoboGames 2012 on the 1st day, 2nd day, 3rd day part 1, part 2 and part 3.

Robot Pro-Wrestling 'Dekinnoka!' in the UK Gadget Show and in RoboGames 2012 (Mar 11, Apr 20-21, 2012)

Robot Professional Wrestling Match, `Dekinnoka!10.5`  took place at Robospot in Akihabara, Tokyo on Mar 11, 2012 for the UK Gadget Show.  ` Dekinnoka` also took place in the RoboGames 2012 on Apr 20-22, 2012 and the main character robot, Ryuketsu Kamen got the Gold medal in the Humanoid Freestyle Kit Class.

`Dekinnoka!` in Japanese, means `Can you do it?`.   As Omata-san, producer of `Dekinnoka` has been loving real professional wrestling, the 1st Robot Professional Wrestling in Soka on Nov. 3rd, 2008 was planned and held by him.   He explained the 'Robot Professional Wrestling' was not 'Wrestling' but 'Fighting Arts'. The purpose of `Dekinnoka!` was not only robot fight but also to inform pleasure of robot.

Dekinnoka 10.5 at Robospot in Akhabara, Tokyo

Details of the UK Gadget Show visiting  Japan, deciding to build a humanoid robot, and getting  in the ring with Robot Pro-Wrestling Robots were described in the ROBOSAVVEY as Robosavvy helped making Gadget Show's Japan robotics episode.    Ninja robot wrestler fought with Ryuketsu Kamen, Yukikaze and the Champion Great Saaga.   

Lem-san introduced videos of UK Gadget Show Visiting Japan and also reported the UK Gadget Show Visits Japan with cool pictures and videos as follows;

ROBO-ONE 20th Biped Robot Fight in Kawasaki (Part 3) ROBO-ONE 20th Tournamnt (Mar 25, 2012)

ROBO-ONE 20th sponsored by ROBO-ONE Committee, took place at Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki Hall in Kawasaki City on Mar 24-25th, 2012.   

In ROBO-ONE 20th,  ROBO-ONE Light 4th took place on Mar 24th, 9 m Footrace took place as the preliminary ROBO-ONE tournament (Light Class, Under 3kg) on Mar 24th and the main event ROBO-ONE 20th tournament (Light Class, Under 3kg) took place on Mar 25th.

Regulations of ROBO-ONE 20th
The major regulation was the weight of robot, which was 3 kg or under 3 kg.  Details of the body regulation were same as those of the 19th. 

ROBO-ONE 20th Tournament (Light Class, 3 kg or Under)

ROBO-ONE 20 was held as the tournament with 50 robots which were winners of the local robot competitions and upper place 48 robots in the preliminary competition, 9 m Footrace. 

The winner was Garoo by Kumama-san, who also got a prize of 5 hundred thousand yen.  The second place was Gargoil-mini by Yoshida-san.  The 3rd place was Cortejyu by SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.  Result of the tournament was here.  

Videos of 1st Stage, 2nd Stage, 3rd Stage, Quarterfinal, Semifinal, For 3rd Place and Final match were uploaded in IKETOMU Channel.    Intersting videos were as follows;

ROBO-ONE 20th Biped Robot Fight in Kawasaki (Part 2) 9 m Footrace (Mar 24, 2012)

ROBO-ONE 20th sponsored by ROBO-ONE Committee, took place at Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki Hall in Kawasaki City on Mar 24-25th, 2012.   

In ROBO-ONE 20th,  ROBO-ONE Light 4th took place on Mar 24th, 9 m Footrace took place as the preliminary ROBO-ONE tournament (Light Class, Under 3kg) on Mar 24th and the main event ROBO-ONE 20th tournament (Light Class, Under 3kg) took place on Mar 25th.

Regulations of ROBO-ONE 20th
The major regulation was the weight of robot, which was 3 kg or under 3 kg.  Details of the body regulation were same as those of the 19th. 

9 m Footrace

ROBO-ONE 20th was held as the tournament with 50 robots which were winners of the local robot competitions and upper place robots in the preliminary competition, 9 m Footrace. 

Nine meters Footrace was carried out as the preliminary competition to select 48 robots and to decide the tournament order.  Upper 48 robots could attend the tournament.  Seventy-three robots including robots which had the right to join the ROBO-ONE 20th joined the preliminary 9 m Footrace.

Robots had to walk 9 m course with 90 cm width within 1 minute.   Each robot time record taken 9 m walk,  or the distance from start point if robot could not walk within 1 minute, or robot fell down from the course was recorded.

Each robot tried just one time Footrace. The 9 m course seemed to be not flat in some parts and the center of the course was pasted sponsor advertise label. Therefore, it was not easy to walk through 9 m course for most of robots. A lot of  robots ran out of the course including Frosty, which seemed to be the fastest robot.  The result is here.

The 1st place was Garoo by Kumama-san, 13.31 seconds, the 2nd place was YOGOROZA by DOUBT-san, 14.12 seconds, the 3rd place was automo 05(Go-Wan) by holypong-san, 14.81 seconds, the 4th place was Mongirouni by GR2-san, 15.68 seconds, the 5th place was HAUSER by Craftman-san, 16.25 and BLACK TIGER NEO, my robot was the 11th place, 30.65 seconds.

 Just 34 robots could reach the goal within 1 minute. Upper 5 robots were 10 seconds, the 6th to 10th robots were 20 seconds, 11th to 23rd were 30 seconds, 24th to 31st were 40 seconds and 32rd to 34th were 50 seconds.

ROBO-ONE 20th Biped Robot Fight in Kawasaki (Part 1) ROBO-ONE Light 4th (Mar 24, 2012)

ROBO-ONE 20th sponsored by ROBO-ONE Committee, took place at Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki Hall in Kawasaki City on Mar 24-25th, 2012.   

In ROBO-ONE 20th,  ROBO-ONE Light 4th took place on Mar 24th, 9 m Footrace took place as the preliminary ROBO-ONE tournament (Light Class, Under 3kg) on Mar 24th and the main event ROBO-ONE 20th tournament (Light Class, Under 3kg) took place on Mar 25th.

ROBO-ONE Light 4th

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 Class gets the right to attend the 20th ROBO-ONE tournament on the next day.

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 ROBO-ONE 20th 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 ROBO-ONE 20th regulation.

In the tournament, custom-built robots handicapped by about 500 g compared with officially recognized kits such as KHR-3HV. 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.

Thirty-four robots joined the tournament. They were 2 KHR-2HVs, 12 KHR-3HVs including ROBO-ONE Custom, 2 ISAMARO, 8 TINNYWAVEs from KOREA and 10 custom-built robots 1kg or under.

RONO-ONE Light 4th tournament was carried out divided four blocks, all blocks winners were TINYWAVE from KOREA.  Custom-built UK1 robot could overcome the weight handicap 500g. 
The Champion was ROBOROBO5 (TINYWAVE), the 2nd place was ROBOROBO4 (TINYWAVE) and the 3rd place was ROBOROBO1 (TINYWAVE).  The results are here.