[robocup-humanoid] RoboCup 2012: Humanoid League - Call for Participation

[Jacky Baltes]

                   Call for Participation
                 RoboCup 2012 Humanoid League
            June 18-24, 2012 (Mexico City, Mexico)
http://www.robocup2012.org/
The RoboCup humanoid league is inviting interested teams to apply
forparticipation at the RoboCup 2012 competition in Mexico City.
Thehumanoid league will host competitions in three classes: kid,
teen,and adult sized robots. For more information about the
humanoidleague, please refer to the humanoid league home page
athttp://www.tzi.de/humanoid.
Due to restrictions on the number of teams able to participate at
RoboCup 2012, all teams must provide the qualification material
described below. The technical committee will evaluate
thequalification material and select the best teams.
1) Team Data------------         - Team name         - URL of the
team's home page         - Name of team leader or team contact person
       - E-mail address of team leader or contact person         -
Postal address of the team, team leader or contact person         -
Competition class: kid or teen or adult size
Please note that teams applying for participation in several
classesmust submit individual application material for each class and
pay theappropriate registration fee for each class. Furthermore, teams
indifferent classes must be able independent and able to compete at
the same time.
2) Robot Video--------------The first part of the qualification
material is a video of yourrobot demonstrating your team's autonomous
soccer playing skills.
The minimum standard for qualification is:         - localization of
unknown ball position,         - walking ability towards the ball,
    - robot positioning at the ball for kicking,         - kicking the
ball towards the goal,         - ability of getting up autonomously
from a fall.
However, more complex and intelligent behavior of teams ofrobots
demonstrating localization and team play are preferred. Videosof your
team during competition are also good.
The qualification video must be supplied as a link to it via
www.youtube.com.The maximum duration of the video is 5 minutes. The
qualifying team isresponsible to ensure that the video adheres to
YouTube's TOS (especiallyin regards to music copyright) to prevent the
video from being blockedfor the reviewers.
No video means no qualification!
3) Team Description Paper-------------------------A team description
paper (TDP) must be submitted which          - includes a statement
committing to participate in the            RoboCup 2012 Humanoid
League competition,         - includes a statement committing to
making a person           with sufficient knowledge of the rules
available as referee           during the competition,         - fully
describes the scientific aspects of your humanoid robot
system and your research interests,         - includes a summary of
previous relevant achievements in            research and development
as well as publications,         - mentions prior performance in
RoboCup competitions         - states explicitly whether software from
other teams is used           and if yes, which parts are used and
what the           team's own contributions are
The TDP is limited to 8 pages maximum. It must be original work.
The TDP must follow the LNCS format which can be downloaded
fromhttp://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0
The paper must be submitted in PDF format.
The quality of the TDP and the robot video will be decisive for qualification.
Other evaluation criteria include contributions tothe RoboCup
community by release of significant papers or software.
New teams and teams from countries that have not previously takenpart
in RoboCup competitions may be given priority.
In the future, the TC may include the fulfillment of the statement of
commitment of participation as well as the performance of the team's
referee in previous RoboCups.
4) Robot Specification----------------------A one-page specification
(PDF) for each different type ofhumanoid robot used by the team that
includes the followings:         - Robot picture         - Robot name
       - Height of the robot         - Weight of the robot         -
Walking speed         - Number of degrees of freedom         - Type of
motors         - Type of sensors used (incl. type of camera(s))
 - Computing unit(s)         - Other specs
5) Online Submission--------------------All qualification material
must be submitted online at
    http://application.germanteam.org/entries/new
(The application page will open before January 2012.)
6) Deadline-----------Deadline for submission: *** January 29, 2012 ***
Announcement of qualified teams: February 16, 2012
7) Publication--------------Please note that after the announcement of
the qualified teamsthe qualification material of the qualified teams
will be madepublicly available. Teams applying for participation
thereforegrant the right of publication of their qualification
materialto the humanoid league.
8) Rules--------The rules of the RoboCup 2012 Humanoid League are
discussed at
https://lists.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-humanoidand will
be published at    http://www.tzi.de/humanoid
9) Darwin OP------------
Robotis Inc (http://www.robotis.com) provides an offer for selected
humanoid RoboCup teams to purchase a set of DARwin-OProbots for a
reduced price. ROBOTIS offers teams that intendto participate in
RoboCup 2012 to purchase five robots for theprice of four - that is
$38,400 (4*$9,600USD) for a team of five Darwin-OP (Academic Edition)
robots. Please note that thequoted price does not include shipping and
handling charges.
Teams that are interested in this offer need to apply for thisoffer by
December 31st. Selected teams will be able to buy therobots under the
special offer until the middle of February.
With best regards,
Technical and Organization Committeesof RoboCup Humanoid League 2012
P.S.Special thanks go to Thomas Roefer and Tim Laurinat from DFKI
Bremenfor their support of the HL submission and web page.

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Prof. Jacky Baltes, EITC E2-402 Department of Computer Science,
University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
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Email: jacky (AT) cs.umanitoba.ca
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