All Japan Robot Sumo Tournament

Fujisoft chairman and chief executive officer Hiroshi Nozawa combines Japan’s national sport of sumo with robotics in order to promote robot design and manufacturing skills through competition. Since 1987, the most challenging robot sumo tournament has taken place in the main arena of the Sumo Association in Tokyo (Ryōgoku Kokugikan). About 4000 robots from around the world take part in the competition, and only winners are invited to the All Japan Robot Sumo Tournament Grand Finals.