[robocup-humanoid] RoboCup 2017 Humanoid League - Call for Participation
Maike Paetzel
8paetzel at informatik.uni-hamburg.de
Thu Oct 27 03:08:33 EDT 2016
*Call for Participation*
RoboCup 2017 Humanoid League
http://www.robocuphumanoid.org
July 27th to July 30th, 2017 (Nagoya, Japan)
http://www.robocup2017.org/
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The RoboCup humanoid league is inviting interested teams to apply for
participation at the RoboCup 2017 competition in Nagoya, Japan.
The humanoid league will host competitions in three classes:
* KidSize: 40 – 90cm robot height (FIFA size 1 ball)
* TeenSize: 80 – 140cm robot height (FIFA size 3 ball; maximum weight 20kg)
* AdultSize: 130 – 180cm robot height (FIFA size 5 ball; minimum weight
10kg)
For more detailed class definitions and more information about the
humanoid league, please refer to the humanoid league home page at
http://www.robocuphumanoid.org/ and join the humanoid league mailing
list at:
https://lists.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-humanoid
In KidSize and TeenSize, teams can apply to two different competitions:
* Team Competition – Teams qualified in this competition have to provide
a full robot team to compete in the main tournament, starting with a
number of round robin games. Teams qualified for the team competition
are automatically qualified for the Drop-In competition as well and
participation in the Drop-In competition is considered obligatory.
* Drop-In competition – Teams provide one robot which will compete in
mixed teams with robots from other teams.
Due to restrictions on the number of teams able to participate at
RoboCup 2017, all teams must provide the qualification material
described below. The technical committee will evaluate the qualification
material and select the best teams. If you apply for Kid or Teen Size
competition, you can provide a preference for what competition you want
to compete in. If your qualification for team competition is rejected,
the technical committee will consider your application for the Drop-In
competition as well.
1.) Team Data
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* 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
* For Kid and Teen Size: Competition preference, team competition or
drop-in competition
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. At least one team member
must register on each team. Furthermore, teams in different classes must
be able to compete independently and at the same time.
For teams qualified in the team competition, the participation in the
drop-in games is obligatory. However, additional teams might be
qualified for competition in the drop-in competition only.
2.) Robot Video
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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
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A team description paper (TDP) must be submitted which
* 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
Please pay special attention to the “Author guidelines” that you’ll be
able to find there. You are expected to follow all LNCS formatting and
style guidelines.
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.
Teams are encouraged to consider joint participation. Joint proposals
will be judged on combined merit.
If a team applies for team competition and the application is rejected,
the technical committee considers the application for participating in
the drop-in competition as well. In case the team is qualified for
drop-in competition, the team will be informed by the technical
committee and can decide to participate in the drop-in competition only
or withdraw from participation.
All teams qualified in the team competition are expected to participate
in the drop-in competition as well.
4.) Letter of commitment
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A one-page letter addressed to the RoboCup Humanoid League Technical
Committee including the following:
* a statement committing to participate in the RoboCup 2016 Humanoid
League competition,
* a statement committing to make a person with sufficient knowledge of
the rules available as referee during the competition,
The letter must be printed, hand signed by the team leader, digitally
scanned and submitted either as a JPG, PNG or PDF file.
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.
5.) Robot Specification
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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 in cm/s
* Number of degrees of freedom and type of motors on each kinematic
chain of the robot
* Type of sensors used (incl. type of camera(s))
* Computing unit(s)
* Other specs
6.) Plagiarism
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Plagiarism, loosely the unattributed use of other peoples’ words, code,
and ideas is not tolerated in the RoboCup community. See
plagiarism_FAQ.html for a more detailed description. 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.
7.) Online Submission
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All qualification material must be submitted online at
http://submission.robocuphumanoid.org/
8.) Deadline
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Deadline for submission: December 1st, 2016
Announcement of qualified teams: January 8th, 2017
9.) Publication
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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.
10.) Rules
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The rules of the RoboCup 2017 Humanoid League are discussed at
https://lists.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-humanoid and will
be published at http://www.robocuphumanoid.org/
11.) Special Offer: ROBOTIS
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ROBOTIS (http://www.robotis.com) is offering a special promotion to all
teams participating in the 2017 RoboCup Humanoid Kid-size league.
ROBOTIS will be offering a ROBOTIS OP2 for $8,000/USD per unit or
$35,000 for 5 units. (EXWORK Korea only) 1-year basic warranty is
included (teams should be technically ready for self-maintenance.)
Please note that the quoted prices do not include shipping, tax, any
local customs or handling charges. Teams interested in this offer should
contact ROBOTIS atcontactus2 at robotis.com with the promo code (RTS2017DE).
This special offer valid for an order made until April 29, 2017.
12.) RoboCup fee waiver for new teams
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The RoboCup Federation is pleased to introduce a waiver of the team fee
for the 2017 international RoboCup competition for NEW teams in the
major leagues. A NEW team is defined as a team all of whose team members
have never participated in an annual international RoboCup competition.
The waiver concerns only the team fee and does not imply any waiver of
fees for team members.
With kind regards,
Maike Paetzel (OC Chair)
On behalf of Technical and Organization Committees of RoboCup Humanoid
League 2017
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