NEW YORK CITY—Say what you will about speed and power—it was TaeTay’s elegant spin moves that allowed the shoebox-size robot to slam its way to victory at the robot sumo tournament here in New York ...

While some may be quick to dismiss the sport of sumo as a couple of fat fellas slapping each other about on a sandy floor, watch just a few bouts and you’ll soon come to appreciate the level of skill, ...

[MechEngineerMike] wrote in to share the enthusiasm over SimpleSumo, a series of open source, customizable robots he designed for mini-sumo battling and much more. For the unfamiliar, mini-sumo is a ...

Mini Sumo seems like one of those hobbies that starts out innocently enough, and ends up with a special room in the house dedicated to it. One day you’re excitedly opening up your first Basic Stamp ...

I think that ultimately led to the success of the robot.

With the announcement that Robot Wars will be returning in the UK as a new TV series I am sure many have wished they could enter but may lack the robotic skills to get the main battle robot mechanics ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tough contenders of all shapes and sizes battled it out in a sumo ring today. The competitors? These robots made by local kids and adults. Ten machines battled it out for king ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. If you haven’t seen robot sumo wrestling before, then you’re in for a treat. Trust me. Most robot versions of ...

Discover the latest in educational toys with the Clementoni Science Museum Technologic SumoBo, explore the incredible ...

You're probably familiar with sumo wrestling, where two giant guys try to muscle each other out of a ring. Well now there's the robot version in which two machines ...