[robocup-humanoid] RoboCup 2013: Humanoid League - Call for Participation

Daniel Seifert dseifert at fumanoids.de
Fri Dec 21 01:33:29 EST 2012


Dear teams,

the registration website is now open.

Please submit your qualification materials (see below for the
requirements) online
at http://application.germanteam.org by January 28, 2013.

Best regards,
HL TC


On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Daniel Seifert <dseifert at fumanoids.de> wrote:
>                     Call for Participation
>
>                  RoboCup 2013 Humanoid League
>
>          June 24-30, 2013 (Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
>                  http://www.robocup2013.org/
>
> The RoboCup humanoid league is inviting interested teams to apply for
> participation at the RoboCup 2013 competition in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
> The humanoid league will host competitions in three classes: kid, teen, and
> adult sized robots. For more information about the humanoid league, please
> refer to the humanoid league home page at http://www.tzi.de/humanoid.
>
> Due to restrictions on the number of teams able to participate at RoboCup
> 2013, all teams must provide the qualification material described below.
> The technical committee will evaluate the qualification 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 classes
> must submit individual application material for each class and pay the
> appropriate registration fee for each class. Furthermore, teams in
> different classes must be able to compete independently and at the same
> time.
>
> 2) Robot Video
> --------------
> The first part of the qualification material is a video of your
> robot 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 (Kid Size)
>
> However, more complex and intelligent behavior of teams of robots
> demonstrating localization and team play are preferred, particularly
> recordings from actual soccer matches.
>
> 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 is
> responsible to ensure that the video adheres to YouTube's TOS (especially
> in regards to music copyright) to prevent the video from being blocked
> for the reviewers. Videos not viewable by the reviewers may lead to a team
> not being qualified.
>
> 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 2013 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
>          - points out enhancements of the robots' hardware or software
>            compared to the previous year
>          - 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 and must be submitted in PDF format.
> Resubmitting of last year's TDP will prevent qualification.
>
> The TDP must follow the LNCS format which can be downloaded from
> http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0
>
> The quality of the TDP and the robot video will be decisive for qualification.
>
> Other evaluation criteria include contributions to the RoboCup community
> by release of significant papers or software.
>
> New teams and teams from countries that have not previously taken
> part in RoboCup competitions may be given priority.
>
> 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
> RoboCup competitions into consideration for qualification.
>
> 4) Robot Specification
> ----------------------
> A one-page specification (PDF) for each different type of
> humanoid 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) Plagiarism
> -------------
> Plagiarism, loosely the unattributed use of other peoples' words,
> code, and ideas (see http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/-
> publications/rights/plagiarism_FAQ.html for a more detailed description)
> is not tolerated in the RoboCup community. The teams and team members
> that plagiarize other peoples' work and present it as their own will
> be disqualified. For a first offense, the team and team members will
> be banned from RoboCup competition for two years (usually the current
> and next year). Harsher penalties will be applied to repeat offenders
> or extremely serious cases of plagiarism. A team may be disqualified
> at any time for plagiarism, even after the competition has started.
> RoboCup will not reimburse teams for any expenses related to their
> disqualification.
>
> 6) Online Submission
> --------------------
> All qualification material must be submitted online at
>
>     http://application.germanteam.org/entries/new
>
> (The application page will open before January 2013.)
>
> 7) Deadline
> -----------
> Deadline for submission: *** January 28, 2013 ***
>
> Announcement of qualified teams: February 18, 2013
>
> 8) Publication
> --------------
> Please note that after the announcement of the qualified teams
> the qualification material of the qualified teams will be made
> publicly available. Teams applying for participation therefore
> grant the right of publication of their qualification material
> to the humanoid league.
>
> 9) Rules
> --------
> The rules of the RoboCup 2013 Humanoid League are discussed at
>     https://lists.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-humanoid
> and will be published at
>     http://www.tzi.de/humanoid
>
> 10) Special Offer: DARwIn OP
> ----------------------------
> ROBOTIS (http://www.robotis.com) is offering a special promotion
> to all teams participating in the 2013 RoboCup Humanoid Kidsize
> league.
>
> ROBOTIS will be offering a DARwIn-OP Academic Edition with a
> complimentary Pelican case for $9,600/USD (EXWORK Korea only).
> In addition to this offer, only those who qualify and attend 2013
> RoboCup in Eindhoven, Netherlands will be offered a 20% special
> gift card good for use at their online shop. Offer may vary based
> on the different cases.
>
> 1-year basic warranty is included (teams should be technically
> ready for self-maintenance.)
>
> Please note that the quoted prices do not include shipping, any
> local customs or tax and handling charges.
>
> Teams interested in this offer should contact ROBOTIS at
> contactus2 at robotis.com with the promo code (RTS2013NL). This
> special offer valid for order made until February 28, 2013.
>
> 11) Special Offer: NimbRo-OP
> ----------------------------
> University of Bonn provides an offer for TeenSize teams to purchase
> a set of NimbRo-OP robots (http://www.nimbro.net/OP) for a reduced
> price. University of Bonn offers teams that intend to participate
> in RoboCup 2013 to purchase two robots for 36,000 Euros or three
> robots for 50,000 Euros.
>
> Please note that the quoted price does not include taxes and shipping.
> Teams that are interested in this offer need to place their order at
> sales at ais.uni-bonn.de by December 31st, 2012.
>
>
> With best regards,
>
> Technical and Organization Committees
> of RoboCup Humanoid League 2013
>
> P.S.
> Special thanks go to Thomas Roefer and Tim Laurinat from DFKI Bremen
> for their support of the HL submission and web page.



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