Are you in high school and ready for a robotic challenge? Join high school students from around the province to compete in the 13th annual Robot Rumble at Sask Polytech in Saskatoon.
We provide the SUMObot kits. You build and program the 'bot.
Face-off in the ring and win! At the competition, you'll compete in the ring against another student-built SUMObot. The robot that stays in the ring the longest wins. You could win prizes and Sask Polytech tuition credit. Check with your high school to get involved and enter your team in January.
(Robots can be built using the parts supplied in the kit; physical modifications or additions to the robots are permitted, please refer to full contest rules)
McEthan from Rossignol High School, Île-à-la-Crosse
$1,500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien
School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies and $250 cash.
Spedro from Rossignol High School, Île-à-la-Crosse
$1,000 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien
School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies and $150 cash.
Corvette Corvus from Regina Christian School, Regina
$500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien School
of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies and $100 cash.
(Robots can be built using the parts supplied in the kit; physical modifications or additions to the robots are not permitted, please refer to full contest rules)
Spudnick from Rosetown Central High School, Rosetown
$1,500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien
School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies and $250 cash.
NCS Trojans from Neilburg Composite School, Nielburg
$1,000 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien
School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies and $150 cash.
Moose from Centennial Collegiate, Saskatoon
$500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien School
of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies and $100 cash.
Check out the competitions on Instagram, Snapchat or Twitter using the hashtag #RobotRumble!
Each team will consist of two grade 9 - 12 students and one robot.
Team members must be Saskatchewan high school students registered in grades 9 - 12.
Each school is allowed to register 2 teams. Each team must identify if they will be competing in the stock or modified competition as outline in SECTION 6A: ROBOT REQUIREMENTS MODIFIED and SECTION 6B: ROBOT REQUIREMENTS STOCK. Additional teams may be submitted for registration, and will be accepted based on availability of space. Additional team acceptance will be prioritized on a first come, first served basis.
Sask Polytech distributes 25 robot kits each year. The robot kits will be distributed upon receipt of the high schools' completed registration form. Schools that have not participated previously will be shown preference provided they apply by the school registration deadline date. After this date, kits will be distributed in the order registrations are received until all kits have been allocated.
Each high school will be provided one robot kit at no charge provided the school sends at least one team that registers to compete. Each kit contains two robots, which means each school could send two teams. If the school does not send a team to compete, the school will be required to pay $565 to keep the kit or return it to Saskatchewan Polytechnic unopened.
Modifications to robots will be allowed for teams competing in the modified competition, provided these modifications adhere to the rules specified in SECTION 6A: ROBOT REQUIREMENTS MODIFIED and Section 8: Compliance of the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Sumo Robot Competition Rules. Saskatchewan Polytechnic will not provide extra parts for modifications.
Modifications to robots will not be allowed for teams competing in the stock competition, see section SECTION 6B: ROBOT REQUIREMENTS STOCK and Section 8: Compliance of the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Sumo Robot Competition Rules.
If time permits, robots may be reprogrammed between matches. Teams will supply their own equipment for reprogramming.
Please review the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Sumo Robot Competition Rules.
Rules and regulations for the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Robot Rumble sumo wrestling robot competition. The competition format, team description and the definition of the competition area are included.
Afternoon tournament structure will be available after registration closes.
Judges may decide to restart the battle if:
Ring Judges
Head Judge
The tournament structure will be available on the day of the tournament.
All robots must fit inside the 10cm x 10cm X 10cm cube at registration and at the start of each battle.
Judges have the right to apply the cube at any time during the competition.
The 27402 SumoBot Robot Competition Kit by Parallax used in previous competition is no longer available. The new robot kit that will be distributed for future competitions is 32134 Sumobot WX Competition Kit and allows you to build and program two high-quality SumoBot robots designed to wrestle in the mini-sumo competition ring (included in the kit).
The previous robot kits can still be used in the competition.
You are encouraged to arrive as early as possible to ensure you have adequate time to complete the registration process, and to set up and prepare for the competition.
8:00 to 9:45 AM
Registration and Robot Inspections.
Competitor packages will be consolidated into one bag for each school. The teacher/chaperone can sign in for your school and distribute the package contents to your team(s).
Each package will contain:
Once competitors have their packages:
9:45 - 10:00 AM
Welcome from Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Door prizes drawn throughout the morning
Noon to 1:00 PM
Lunch (provided)
Students will be escorted to the Electronics Systems Engineering Technology area located on the 3rd floor of the campus for lunch. Please follow the directions of the staff around 12:00 p.m., a pizza lunch with a vegetarian option will be provided. As we may not be able to accommodate all dietary restrictions, students with specific food requirements are encouraged to provide their own lunches.
Championship flight and Consolation rounds.
In March 2009, Saskatchewan Polytechnic introduced the Robot Rumble SUMObot Challenge. The event was a smashing success. With $11,000 in tuition money and iPods up for grabs, electronics programs at Saskatchewan Polytechnic campuses in Moose Jaw and Saskatoon hosted more than 160 high school students for their first-ever SUMObot robotic competition.
Saskatchewan Polytechnic provided the schools with a robot kit that contained enough parts for two SUMO robots. High school teachers worked with their students to build, program and test their robots.
At the ninth competition in March of 2017, almost 200 students from forty-nine high schools across Saskatchewan registered for the competition.
Sask Polytech's Robot Rumble competition gives high school students, working in teams of two, the chance to demonstrate their problem-solving skills, technical knowledge of electronics and teamwork as they competed against other students from across the province.
Similar to traditional Japanese sumo wrestling matches, two SUMObots face-off against each other in a ring. The goal is to stay in the ring while pushing the opposing robot out of the ring. The robot that stays in the ring the longest wins the match. The top prize for the competition was a $1,500 entrance award and an iPod Touch for each team member.
While the focus of the event is the competition, students also have the chance to tour Saskatchewan Polytechnic Nutrien School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, such as electronics programs. Students will gain knowledge of potential careers in the field of electronics and telecommunications.
Sask Polytech electronics grads work with business, industry and government employers in areas such as manufacturing, communications, resource processing and consulting.
Team | City | High School |
AjBot | Balgonie | Greenall School |
Lashburn Also Lobos | Lashburn | Lashburn High School |
Velocity Raptors | Clavet | Clavet School |
Velocity Raptors 1A | Clavet | Clavet School |
Charged | Saskatoon | Centennial Collegiate |
Alpha 3 | Prince Albert | Carlton Comprehensive High School |
Colby/Matt | Swift Current | Swift Current Comprehensive High School |
Nathan/Ethan | Swift Current | Swift Current Comprehensive High School |
Plato | Martensville | Martensville High School |
HUSK-E | Maidstone | Maidstone High School |
HOWL-R | Maidstone | Maidstone High School |
Alpharius | Regina | Regina Christian School |
Bits and Bytes | La Ronge | Churchill Community High School |
Rest in Pieces | La Ronge | Churchill Community High School |
Omnia Vincit | Warman | Warman High School |
Probable Cause | Warman | Warman High School |
Roboty McRoboty Face | Lumsden | Lumsden High School |
Planet Robot | Lumsden | Lumsden High School |
Alt F4 | Saskatoon | Bethlehem Catholic High School |
Trojans C | Neilburg | Neilburg Composite School |
:) | Bruno | Bruno Central School |
The Programming Warrior | Bruno | Bruno Central School |
Awesome | Plenty | North West Central School |
Davante | Plenty | North West Central School |
RCHS 1 | Rosetown | Rosetown Central High School |
RCHS2 | Rosetown | Rosetown Central High School |
AAA Warewolves | Regina | FW Johnson Collegiate |
ANNarchLE | Saskatoon | E.D. Feehan |
Cyrus Mark 2 | Saskatoon | E.D. Feehan |
Panthers | Punnichy | Punnichy High School |
Assoon Bois! | Punnichy | Punnichy High School |
Rebel Leader Gamma | Rouleau | Rouleau School |
Rebel Leader Zeta | Rouleau | Rouleau School |
The Blitzkrieg | Hudson Bay | Hudson Bay Commumity School |
Titans 1 | Regina | Archbishop M.C. O'Neill Catholic High School |
Titans 2 | Regina | Archbishop M.C. O'Neill Catholic High School |
Crushers | Leask | Mistawasis Hehiyawak High School |
Laval 2 | Regina | Ecole Monseigneur de Laval PSQV |
Falcon 1 | Saskatoon | Marion Graham |
Falcon 2 | Saskatoon | Marion Graham |
Steel Titans | Saskatoon | Tommy Douglas Collegiate |
Pink Panther | Saskatoon | Tommy Douglas Collegiate |
Koding Kobras | Kindersley | Kindersley Composite School |
The Pizza Delivery Boys | Kindersley | Kindersley Composite School |
Raiders #1 | Davidson | Davidson School |
Raiders #2 | Davidson | Davidson School |
Circuit Tsuppari | Yorkton | Yorkton Regional |
Todder | Yorkton | Yorkton Regional |
Korden | Rosthern | Rosthern Community School |
Tartan 1 | Regina | Campbell Collegiate |
Tartan 2 | Regina | Campbell Collegiate |
Richard | Leoville | Leoville Central School |
Sleeper Build | Leoville | Leoville Central School |
Scuffed | Delisle | Delisle Composite School |
Wolfpack | Waterhen Lake | Wawyeykisik Education Centre |
Hounds | Wilcox | Athol Murray College of Notre Dame |
Maple Syrup Sippers | Wilcox | Athol Murray College of Notre Dame |
Midnight Coders | Langham | Walter W. Brown |
The Nerdzz | Langham | Walter W. Brown |
The Savage Sumo's | Langham | Walter W. Brown |
Team | City | High School |
Thunder Koalas | Gull LaKe | Gull Lake School |
Vox Machina | Gull LaKe | Gull Lake School |
Mr. Two Wheels | Balgonie | Greenall High School |
Lashburn Lobos | Lashburn | Lashburn High School |
Moose | Saskatoon | Centennial High School |
Pigeon | Saskatoon | Centennial Collegiate |
Hapaestus | Prince Albert | Carlton Comprehensive High School |
McEthan | Ile-a-la Crosse | Rossignol High School |
Sox | Ile-a-la Crosse | Rossignol High School |
Simone | Ile-a-la Crosse | Rossignol High School |
The Gurus | Martensville | Martensville High Schoool |
Sam-I-Andrew | La Ronge | Churchill Community School |
Hunter-Hears-A-lorAlex | La Ronge | Churchill Community School |
Corvette Corvus | Regina | Regina Christian School |
Block Buster Video | Saskatoon | Bethlem Catholic High School |
Trojans B | Neilburg | Neilburg Composite School |
The Darkness | Plenty | North West Central School |
Explosive Force | Plenty | North West Central School |
Striking Gold | Rosetown | Rosetown Central High School |
Darth Blader | Hudson Bay | Hudson Bay Community School |
Bedford Road Junior | Saskatoon | Bedford Road Collegiate |
Bedford Road Senior | Saskatoon | Bedford Road Collegiate |
Laval 1 | Regina | Ecole Monseigneur de Laval PSQV |
Crash and the Boys | Biggar | Biggar Central School 2000 |
Launch Pad | Saskatoon | Bethlehem Catholic High School |
Cardboard Box | Saskatoon | Bethlehem Catholic High School |
Medium-Sized Rat | Saskatoon | Bethlehem Catholic High School |
"ExZelios 2.0" (Jeremy Corrigal and Michael Yole)
Rossignol High School, Île-à-la-Crosse, SK
$1,500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien
School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, a Samsung Galaxy Tab
E and $150 cash.
"Eh-Eh-Ron" (Delany Kenny and Erica Arcand)
Rossignol High School, Île-à-la-Crosse, SK
$1,000 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien
School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, Beats by Dr. Dre Powerbeats
3 and $100 cash each.
"Jim Bob" (Sayer McCallum)
Rossignol High School, Île-à-la-Crosse, SK
$500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien School
of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, UE Roll2 portable Bluetooth
speaker volcano and $50 cash each.
Jeremy Corrigal
Rossignol High School, Île-à-la-Crosse, SK
$1,500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien
School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, a Samsung Galaxy Tab
E and $150 cash.
Lindsey Petit and Keegan Buffin
Rossignol High School, Île-à-la-Crosse, SK
$1,000 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien
School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, Beats by Dr. Dre Powerbeats
3 and $100 cash each.
Craig Hewko and Hunter Nedrew
Neilburg Composite School, Neilburn, SK
$500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien School
of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, UE Roll2 portable Bluetooth
speaker volcano and $50 cash each.
James Thiessen and Brett Gunther
Yorkton Regional High School, Yorkton, SK
Prize: $1,500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, a Samsung Galaxy Tab A and $150 cash each.
Michael King
Lumsden High School, Lumsden, SK
Prize: $1,000 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, Beats by Dr. Dre Powerbeats 2 In-Ear Headphones and $100 cash each.
Jace Roy and Joseph Desjarlais
Rossingnol High School, Île-à-la-Crosse, SK
Prize: $500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, Monster SuperStar BackFloat Bluetooth speaker and $50 cash each.
Matthew Breitkreuz, Blake Chiasson and their robot “Blew”
Yorkton Regional High School, Yorkton, SK
Prize:$1,500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, a Samsung Galaxy Tab A and $150 cash each.
Jordan Lau, Isaac Poirier and their robot “Rocky Botboa”
Indian Head High School, Indian Head, SK
Prize: $1,000 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, Beats Solo2 headphones and $100 cash each.
Craig Hewko, Hunter LeDrew and their robot “Monte”
Neilburg Composite School, Neilburn, SK
Prize: $500 tuition credit to a Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma program in the Nutrien School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies, Monster SuperStar BackFloat Bluetooth speaker and $50 cash each.
City | High School |
Annaheim | Annaheim School |
Arborfield | Arborfield School |
Avonlea | Avonlea School |
Balcarres | Balcarres Community School |
Balgonie | Greenall High School |
Beauval | Valley View School |
Birch Hills | Birch Hills School |
Borden | Borden School |
Bruno | Bruno Central School |
Buffalo Narrows | Twin Lakes School |
Canora | Canora Composite School |
Canora | Invermay School |
Canwood | Canwood Community School |
Carnport | Caronport High School |
Carrot River | Carrot River High School |
Choiceland | William Mason School |
Churchbridge | Churchbridge Public School |
Clearwater River | Clearwater River Dene School |
Colonsay | Colonsay School |
Cumberland House | Charlebois Community School |
Cut Knife | Cut Knife High School |
Dalmeny | Dalmeny High School |
Dillon | Buffalo River School |
Edam | Edam H. Hardcastle School |
Estevan | Estevan Comprehensive School |
Flin Flon MB | Hapnot Collegiate |
Fort Qu'Appelle | Bert Fox Community High School |
Glentworth | Glentworth School |
Gravelbourg | Ecole secondair College Mathieu |
Gravelbourg | Gravelbourg High |
Green Lake | St. Pascal Community School |
Gronlid | Gronlid Central School |
Gull Lake | Gull Lake School |
Hafford | Hafford Central School |
Hudson Bay | Hudson Bay Composite High School |
Humboldt | Humboldt Collegiate Institute |
Indian Head | Indian Head High School |
Ile-a-la Crosse | Rossignol High School |
Invermay | Invermay School |
Kerrobert | Kerrobert Composite School |
Kinistino | Kinistino School |
La Loche | La Loche Community School |
Lake Lenore | Lake Lenore School |
Landis | Landis School |
Lloydminster | Lloydminster Comprehensive HS |
Loreburn | Loreburn Central School |
Lumsden | Lumsden High School |
Luseland | Luseland School |
Marengo | Wescliffe Composite School |
Martensville | Martensville High School |
Maymont | Maymont Central School |
Meadow Lake | Carpenter High School |
Meath Park | Meath Park School |
Melville | Melville Comprehensive High School |
Middle Lake | Three Lakes School |
Moose Jaw | A.E. Peacock Collegiate |
Moose Jaw | Central Collegiate |
Moose Jaw | Vanier Collegiate |
Neilburg | Neilburg Composite School |
Nipawin | L.P.Miller |
Outlook | Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute (LCBI) |
Paradise Hill | Paradise Hill School |
Patuanak | St. Louis School |
Perdue | Perdue School |
Pinehouse | Minahik Waskahigan School |
Porcupine Plain | Porcupine Plain Comprehensive School |
Preeceville | Preeceville School |
Prince Albert | Carlton Comprehensive High School |
Prince Albert | Prince Albert Collegiate Institute |
Punnichy | Punnichy Community High School |
Raymore | Raymore School |
Regina | Balfour Collegiate |
Regina | Campbell Collegiate |
Regina | F. W. Johnson Collegiate |
Regina | Sheldon Williams Collegiate |
Regina | Thom Collegiate |
Regina | Winston Knoll Collegiate |
Regina | Dr. Martin LeBoldus |
Regina | Michael A. Riffel High School |
Rosthern | Almightyvoice Education Centre |
Rosthern | Rosthern High School |
Sandy Bay | Hector Thiboutot Community School |
Saskatoon | Aden Bowman Collegiate |
Saskatoon | E.D. Feehan Catholic High School |
Saskatoon | Bishop James Mahoney High School |
Saskatoon | Centennial High School |
Saskatoon | Mount Royal |
Saskatoon | Oksayak High School |
Saskatoon | Evan Hardy Collegiate |
Saskatoon | Marion Graham Collegiate |
Saskatoon | Tommy Douglas Collegiate |
Saskatoon | Walter Murray Collegiate |
Shaunavon | Shaunavon High School |
Shellbrook | Sturgeon Lake Central School |
Southey | Robert Southey School |
St. Brieux | St. Brieux School |
St. Louis | St. Louis Community School |
St. Walburg | St. Walburg School |
Stanley Mission | Keethanow High School |
Swift Current | Swift Current Comprehensive High School |
Tisdale | Tisdale Middle & Secondary School |
Val Marie | Val Marie School |
Vanguard | Vanguard Community School |
Warman | Warman High School |
Watrous | Winston High School |
Weyburn | Weyburn Comprehensive High School |
Whitewood | Whitewood School |
Wilcox | Notre Dame College |
Wilkie | McLurg High School |
Yorkton | Yorkton Regional High School |
Zenon Park | Ecole Notre-Dame-Des-Vertus |
Registrations for the 2024 event are now closed.
The following sponsorship recognition would be provided.
The following sponsorship recognition would be provided.
The following sponsorship recognition would be provided.
The following sponsorship recognition would be provided.