United Arab Emirates // Advanced Sumo

Khalifa Falcons

Neighbors in the ring.

Khalifa University // Abu Dhabi

Crew: 4
Robots: 1
Track: Advanced Sumo
Founded: 2025
To Dhahran: 473 km

Robot catalog

The machine

TM-U01

Design phase

SaqrFast-tracking ramming sumo // 3 kgA wide, low sumo built around a high-rate IR tracking loop that locks onto opponents and closes the gap before they can reposition.

Tracking: IR array
Drive: Geared DC
Plate: Wide ram
Mass: 2.8 kg

The crew

Who's behind the build

Sultan Al-MansooriTeam lead · Controls
Fatima Al-HashemiSensors
Rashid Al-NaqbiMechanical
Hessa Al-SuwaidiElectronics

Team dossier

The nearest international entry to the host, Khalifa's squad treats RoboNexus as a home-region championship. Falcons pairs a fast IR-tracking loop with a wide ramming plate, betting on out-maneuvering rather than out-massing.

Their track: Advanced Sumo

From the pit // shot list

01Tracking loop
02Plate fit
03Ring practice
04Team

Planned coverage. No pit photography exists yet.

One of the crews entered for the RoboNexus World Championship.

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