High school students compete in robot sumo contest

(1 Mar 2006) JAPAN ROBOT SUMO
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Pacifico Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
1. Wide of robot sumo wrestling judge declaring start of contest UPSOUND (Japanese) "Start"
2. Wide of robot sumo wrestling contest
3. Various of students making the last minute adjustments to their robots
4. View of the entire hall
5. Shot of the youngest contestant, 10 year-old Kanae Ono, with her father preparing the machine right before the match.
7. Wide of Kanae Ono's robot playing sumo with another robot
8. Kanae Ono with her father UPSOUND (Japanese) Kanae Ono's Father
"We hope to be one of the best eight"
9. Various of contest
10. Close up of hands on remote control
11. Wide of contest
12. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hiroshi Okumura, Secretary General, The National Association of Principals of Technical Senior High Schools
"What these students learned at school can be put in practice. Furthermore, this gives them the realistic goal to improve their skill. In this sense, this competition is very significant for high school students."
13. Various of Yokkaichi students preparing for the match
14. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hisataka Itoh, Yokkaichi High School teacher
"I want my students to learn not only from the books but also from the extra-curricular activities. I also want them to acquire skills and make a good use of it in the future."
15. Yokkaichi students polishing his robot blade before the match
16. Match starts with the judge's calling
17. Wide of board members of the National Association of Principals of Technical Senior High Schools looking at the final match
18. Various of the first place match starting with the judge's calling. Yokkaichi's Hayate vs. Toyama's Tetsuo
19. Ryosuke Sugino of Yokkaichi weighing the machine after the match
20. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Ryosuke Sugino, Student, Yokkaichi High School Robot Research Division
"It was difficult to adjust the blade's rotation, angle and length"
21. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Eiji Koyanagi, Toin University of Yokohama/ competition judge
"Robotics technology is now moving to practical application. In this hemisphere, this robot sumo competition gives a task to develop purpose driven technology such as how to deal with the magnetic sumo field. By accomplishing such tasks, these participants can polish up their technology when they join companies and laboratories."
22. Various scenes of competition of radio controlled robots
23. Scene of robot fighting
24. Another scene radio controlled robot fighting
25. Final match of radio controlled robot
26. First prize award ceremony (winner was Hirono Matsuzaki of Chiba prefecture Mobara Industrial High School)
SUGGESTED LEAD IN :
Japan is one of the world leaders in robotic technology....some say robots have become a symbol for the country.
The education system is eager to encourage and nurture the next generation of robotic engineers.
And what better preparation for a career in that competitive field than to participate in an inter-high school robot sumo wrestling contest.
STORY-LINE:
UPSOUND (Japanese) "Start"
SUPERCAPTION: Robot sumo wrestling adjudicator
.....and they are off... two small pieces of machinery fighting in the centre of a circle.
Controlled by the amateur robotics enthusiasts and high school students that created them.. the aim is to push your opponent out of the ring.
This is the seventeenth 'All Japan Robot Sumo Competition' ...
All around the hall last minute adjustments are taking place ahead of the tournament.
The creators, however, do come in all shapes and sizes...
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