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Wide of robot sumo wrestling judge declaring start of contest  UPSOUND (Japanese) \"Start\"2. Wide of robot sumo wrestling contest 3....\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eSOURCE: AP Television\u003cbr/\u003eRESTRICTIONS: AP Technology Clients Only\u003cbr/\u003ePacifico Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture \u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of robot sumo wrestling judge declaring start of contest  UPSOUND (Japanese) \"Start\"\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide of robot sumo wrestling contest \u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of students making the last minute adjustments to their robots\u003cbr/\u003e4. View of the entire hall\u003cbr/\u003e5. Shot of the youngest contestant, 10 year-old Kanae Ono, with her father preparing the machine right before the match.\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of Kanae Ono's robot playing sumo with another robot\u003cbr/\u003e8. Kanae Ono with her father UPSOUND (Japanese) Kanae Ono's Father\u003cbr/\u003e\"We hope to be one of the best eight\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Various of contest \u003cbr/\u003e10. Close up of hands on remote control \u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of contest \u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hiroshi Okumura, Secretary General, The National Association of Principals of Technical Senior High Schools\u003cbr/\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Various of Yokkaichi students preparing for the match\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hisataka Itoh, Yokkaichi High School teacher\u003cbr/\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Yokkaichi students polishing his robot blade before the match\u003cbr/\u003e16. Match starts with the judge's calling\u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide of board members of the National Association of Principals of Technical Senior High Schools looking at the final match\u003cbr/\u003e18. Various of the first place match starting with the judge's calling. Yokkaichi's Hayate vs. Toyama's Tetsuo\u003cbr/\u003e19. Ryosuke Sugino of Yokkaichi weighing the machine after the match\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Ryosuke Sugino, Student, Yokkaichi High School Robot Research Division\u003cbr/\u003e \"It was difficult to adjust the blade's rotation, angle and length\" \u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Eiji Koyanagi, Toin University of Yokohama/ competition judge \u003cbr/\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Various scenes of competition of radio controlled robots\u003cbr/\u003e23. Scene of robot fighting\u003cbr/\u003e24. Another scene radio controlled robot fighting\u003cbr/\u003e25. Final match of radio controlled robot\u003cbr/\u003e26. First prize award ceremony (winner was Hirono Matsuzaki of Chiba prefecture Mobara Industrial High School)\u003cbr/\u003eJapan is one of the world leaders in robotic technology....some say robots have become a symbol for the country.\u003cbr/\u003eThe education system is eager to encourage and nurture the next generation of robotic engineers. \u003cbr/\u003eAnd what better preparation for a career in that competitive field  than to participate in an inter-high school robot sumo wrestling contest.  \u003cbr/\u003eUPSOUND (Japanese) \"Start\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: Robot sumo wrestling adjudicator \u003cbr/\u003e.....and they are off... two small pieces of machinery fighting in the centre of a circle. \u003cbr/\u003eControlled by the amateur robotics enthusiasts and high school students that created them.. the aim is to push your opponent out of the ring. \u003cbr/\u003eThis is the seventeenth 'All Japan Robot Sumo Competition' ... \u003cbr/\u003eFrom across Japan teenagers, a few pre-teens, and some adult amateur engineers, have gathered at a venue in Yokohama City, west of Tokyo, to show off their skills in the field of robotics. \u003cbr/\u003eAll around the hall last minute adjustments are taking place ahead of the tournament. \u003cbr/\u003eSixty one robots of various shapes will compete for the title of \"The most powerful robot sumo wrestler\". \u003cbr/\u003eThe size, however is strictly controlled, as the rules state that robots weigh less than ten kilogrammes, (1.5 stones) and no more than 30 centimetres by 30 centimetres (11 inches). \u003cbr/\u003eThe creators, however, do come in all shapes and sizes... \u003cbr/\u003eThe smallest is 10 year old Kanae Ono, who has come with her father...\u003cbr/\u003eUPSOUND (Japanese) \u003cbr/\u003e\"We hope to be one of the best eight\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: Kanae Ono's Father\u003cbr/\u003eBut, the majority of participants are students from high schools across Japan, many of which include technology as major part of the curriculum. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE (Japanese) \u003cbr/\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: Hiroshi Okumura, Secretary General, The National Association of Principals of Technical Senior High Schools\u003cbr/\u003eThe teachers are very aware of the importance of the competition in shaping their students career prospects. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE (Japanese) \u003cbr/\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: Hisataka Itoh, Yokkaichi High School teacher\u003cbr/\u003eThey may be amateurs, but the passion and ideas poured into the creation of each robot sumo wrestler is impressive. \u003cbr/\u003eEach team has spent six months preparing their robot. \u003cbr/\u003eThe rules state that the budget for each robot is no more than 150 thousand Japanese yen (1,500 US dollars). \u003cbr/\u003eThe competition is based on Japan's national sport, Sumo wrestling. \u003cbr/\u003eThe robots are trying push each other out of the circular magnetic Sumo field, which is 227 centimetres (7.5 feet) in diameter. \u003cbr/\u003eThere is no limit for the power and speed of the robots apart from the limit for the weight and size. \u003cbr/\u003eThe magnetic field prevents the robots speeding out of the ring and colliding with a member of the audience.  \u003cbr/\u003eAt the start of each match the judge calls out a traditional Sumo saying... \u003cbr/\u003eThe majority of the tournament is taken up with matches between autonomous robots in which robots are pre-programmed to tackle the contender in the most effective manner. \u003cbr/\u003eThere are also separate battles between remote controlled robots. \u003cbr/\u003eEach battle is hard fought .... \u003cbr/\u003eRyosuke Sugino's team won one of the tournaments. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE (Japanese) \u003cbr/\u003e \"It was difficult to adjust the blade's rotation, angle and length\" \u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION: Ryosuke Sugino, Student, Yokkaichi High School Robot Research Division\u003cbr/\u003eMany of the students competing will go on to pursue careers in the car manufacturing or electronic industry. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE (Japanese) \u003cbr/\u003e\"Robotics technology is now moving to practical application. 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