Editing Robot-sumo (section)

=== United States ===
The [[RoboGames]] is held in the [[United States|USA]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=RoboGames! (formerly ROBOlympics) |url=https://robogames.net/index.php |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=robogames.net}}</ref> which was, until 2016, the largest open robotics competition in the world. <ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-04-27 |title=Robotics tournament VEX Worlds is named largest in the world after 1,075 teams take part |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/4/robotics-tournament-vex-worlds-is-named-largest-in-the-world-after-1-075-teams-ta-426576 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240614003154/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/4/robotics-tournament-vex-worlds-is-named-largest-in-the-world-after-1-075-teams-ta-426576 |archive-date=2024-06-14 |access-date=2025-01-03 |work=Guinness World Records |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==== RoboGames ====
{{Main|RoboGames}}
RoboGames is an international robot event contested annually in the USA. The events are divided in categories: Humanoids; Auton. Humanoid Challenges; [[Robot combat|Combat]]; Robot Soccer; Open; Jr League; Autonomous Autos; Art Bots; BEAM, and Sumo. <ref name=":12" /> It hosted the first robot-sumo event outside Japan, in 1998. <ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, RoboGames opened registrations for the following robot-sumo events: Nano 25g (auton), Micro 100g (auton), Mini 500g (auton), Mini 500g (junior class), 1kg (kit-auton), Mega 3kg (R/C), Mega 3kg (auton), 4kg (Humanoid). <ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=RoboGames Event Schedule and Rules |url=https://robogames.net/events.php |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=robogames.net}}</ref>

RoboGames is an also usual Overseas Tournament qualifier for the All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament. <ref name=":8" />