Registration and payment are handled on the official event website. Unstop applications alone do not confirm a slot.
Register: REGISTER // ROBOVISIONÄR - https://robovisionar.com/register Bot
Sumo 5 Kg: Mission M-04, Robovisionär '26 24 and 25 September 2026 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai Prize Pool ₹20,000 | Entry ₹700 for The First Phase of Registration | Team of 1 to 4
Weight: Maximum 5 Kg, 5% Tolerance Allowed.
Size at Start: must Fit a 30 × 30 Cm Box, Freestanding. Height Is Unlimited, so It only Has to Fit at The Start.
Voltage: maximum 16.8 v At Any Point in The Circuit, at Any Time.
Chassis: metal, Composite or Printed Plastic. No Readymade Toy Bodies, No Lego-Type Kits. Salvaged Motors, Es Cs and Rf Modules Are Fine.
Control: 2.4 G Hz Radio, Must Support Dual-Frequency Operation or Channel Hopping. a Clearly Labelled Master Switch, Reachable from Outside without Tools and Cutting All Drive Power, Is Recommended.
Allowed: Wedges, Plows, Scoops, Lifters, Flippers, Dribblers, Non-Cutting Rollers, Any Sensors, Any Drive Layout.
Banned: Anything Built to Destroy the Opponent or
Damage the Ring: Spinners with Cutting Edges, Hammers, Saws, Drills. Normal Pushing and Banging Is Fine. Sticky Substances for Traction. Downforce Devices Including Vacuum Pumps, Fans and Magnets. Liquids, Powders, Gas, Flame, Projectiles, Nets, Ropes, Tape. Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Ic Engines, Mains Power. Jamming of Any Kind, Including Ir Floods, Rf Interference and Strobes Aimed at Opponent Sensors. Sharp Edges, Which Officials May Require You to Tape.
The Ring: 150 Cm Diameter, White Matte Surface, with A 5 Cm Black Border Inside the Ring. Touching the Border Is Safe. Touching the Floor or The Side of The Platform Is Out. Two Starting Lines at The Centre, 20 Cm Long and 20 Cm Apart. No Practice on The Competition Ring at Any Time.
How a Match Works: Both Handlers Bow, Place Their Bot in Their Own Half on Or Behind the Starting Line, Clear the Ring, and The Judge Calls Start. You Score when The Opponent Touches Outside the Ring Including the Platform Side, Goes out On Its Own, Breaks Into Pieces, or Commits a Foul. a Bot that Flips Over Does Not Lose a Point for Flipping and The Round Continues. if One Bot Stops Moving and Stays Stopped for 5 Seconds It Is Declared as Having No Will to Fight and The Opponent Scores. The Round Restarts when Both Bots Are Locked or Circling with No Progress for 5 Seconds, or Both Stop without Touching for 5 Seconds. Judges May Extend Any 5 Second Count up To 30 Seconds Where Progress Is Unclear. You Get 3 Technical Resets per Match to Right a Flipped Bot or Clear a Jam. They Earn No Points, and Taking Longer than 30 Seconds to Resume Is a Foul.
Venue
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
Chennai, India
Fouls: Two Minor Fouls Give the Opponent a Point. Minor Fouls Include Entering the Ring During a Live Round, Demanding a Stop without Reason, Taking Over 30 Seconds to Resume, Moving After the Stop Call, Repeated Bad Placement and Unsporting Conduct. Each Major Foul Gives the Opponent a Point, and Two Loses the Match. Major Fouls Include Using a Banned Device or Material, Deliberately Damaging the Ring, Touching a Live Bot in The Ring, Transmitting Outside Your Own Match, and Competing with An Undeclared Modification. Tampering with Another Team's Robot, Faking Your Weight, Hiding a Banned Device Through Inspection, Insulting Officials or Opponents, or Fighting Is Instant Disqualification.
Inspection: Every Robot Must Pass Inspection Before Its First Match. Fail and You Get 10 Minutes to Correct It.
Who Can Enter: Any School, College or University Student in India. Teams May Include Members from More than One Institution. Extra Members Beyond Four Are ₹250 Each and Receive E-Certificates.
What's Included: Lunch and Refreshments for All Registered Participants. E-Certificates for Every Participant. Hardcopy Certificates and Trophies for Winners. Accommodation Is Not Provided. Registration and payment are handled on the official event website. Unstop applications alone do not confirm a slot.
Register: REGISTER // ROBOVISIONÄR - https://robovisionar.com/register
Full Rulebook: https://robovisionar.com/rulebooks