Regulations

A Hebocon is a Japanese robot-fighting competition that is primarily focused on fun and grandiose robot designs, putting technical finesse in second place. In fact, too much technical finesse actually results in a loss of points in the competition! Robots are limited to 50cm x 50cm, less than 1kg in weight and may not possess any kind of weapons system. Otherwise, just about everything is allowed that will cause a watching public to cheer. The goal: exactly as in a regular Sumo ring, you need to push your opponent out of the ring to win.

The great Hebocon fight

Do you want to build your own Hebocon robot and test your skills in the ring? Then prepare yourself to be tested with your very own creation. Simply register yourself using the above link. Further details are available from: hebocon@make-munich.de

Scoring

As long as your creation moves, it’s considered to be a robot!
For the judging your robot receives points according to design and victory as follows:

• Randomly moving or not remotely-controlled robots: 10 points
• Simply controlled robots (e.g. switch turning motor on/off): 6 points
• Remote controlled robots (e.g. like an RC car): 4 points
• Physical intervention in the fights results in a 2-4 point penalty.