Kit #11 - The Sumovore Mini-Sumo Kit

The Solarbotics Sumovore Kit is a strong, modular design with over 500 man-hours of development and 21 prototypes behind it. It has more power, speed, and is less expensive than the Junun Mark III, Parallax Mini-Sumo, and Tab SumoBot.

This kit features:

• Powerful GM8 gear motors powered by a robust L293D motor driver
• Four opto-reflector edge sensors (fifth edge sensor position available when using microprocessor brainboard)
• Two 38kHz IR emitters and detectors for opponent detection
• 6AA power supply
• Steel frame for easy assembly
• Modular brain boards (discrete brainboard included, BS2 / Atmel / Stamp Stack brainboards extra)
• Discrete brainboard "Anti Sumo-dance" behavior (stops two sumos from spinning around each other)
• Discrete brainboard "Anti edge-ram" behavior (stops dual edge triggers resulting in repeated edge-charging)
• Discrete brainboard offers selectable sumo/line-follower modes
• Multiple trimpots for simple behavior tuning
• Modular front edge sensor / IR transmitter daughterboard
• 345 grams "batteries-in" finished weight (6 x AA batteries not included)
• Powder-coated front Steel (not Aluminum) plates available in several colours
• Multiple wheel colours available
• 32-page detailed instruction document also contains full electronic schematics, both logical and symbolic for custom modifications

Extra options available :

• Rear-looking IR detector and emitter - great for active or passive searching.
• Atmel Mega8L brainboard with additional breadboard space.
• PIC 16F877 brainboard with additional breadboard space.
• BS2 brainboard to accommodate 24-pin BS2-compatible family of microprocessors (BS2 not included).
• HVWTech Stamp-Stack Basic Stamp 2 clone board (mates with BS2 brainboard).

Also be sure to check out the Yahoo! Sumovore Mailing List
Besides offering support regarding building, tuning, programming (for the microcontroller add-ons), we hope to see lots of cool Sumovore hacks!