[robocup-humanoid] RoboCup 2017 humanoid league qualification results announcment

[soroush sadeghnejad]

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Dear participants of the Humanoid League,



The qualification results for RoboCup 2017 in Nagoya, Japan are now
available online at

https://www.robocuphumanoid.org/hl-2017/teams/

This year, there were 39 applications (23 for KidSize, 9 for TeenSize, and
7 for AdultSize). For each application, the qualification material was
carefully reviewed by several members of the Technical Committee and rated
according to the criteria announced in the Call for Participation (CfP)
https://www.robocuphumanoid.org/hl-2017/call-for-participation/
KIDSIZE, TEENSIZE, and ADULTSIZE QUALIFICATIONS

As in the previous years, after reviewing of each submission, teams were
considered for qualification and ranked based on the quality of their
submission and the qualification criteria.

For the first year, teams were allowed to pre-register in the drop-in game
only.  Each such team should provide one robot, and will be randomly
selected to participate in a 4-vs-4 joint team in the KidSize league, and a
3-vs-3 joint team in the TeenSize league, with the other participating
drop-in robots.

Based on the average of the reviewer grades, some teams are fully
qualified, some are qualified for drop-in games only, and some are
conditionally qualified.


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   Fully qualified teams are fully entitled to participate in the soccer
   games, the drop-in games, and the Technical Challenges.



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   Drop-in qualified teams are only entitled to participate in the drop-in
   games and the Technical Challenges.



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   Conditionally qualified teams are not allowed to take part in this
   year’s competition unless they fix the issues in their qualification
   material identified by the reviewers. The deadline for submission of edited
   and improved qualification material is within 10 days of when this email
   message was sent. If a team does not fix the issues to the satisfaction of
   the TC members, the team will only be qualified for the drop-in games and
   the technical challenges. (The corrected TDPs should be sent to the HL TC's
   mailing address)

This year, the TC received TDPs from some teams which largely copied the
content of their previous year’s TDPs without any major changes and without
any proper quotations and self-citations. This practice is not only poor
academic style on the part of the authors, but it also detracts from the
perceived quality of the event, which is why the TC must insist that TDPs
be taken more seriously by all participants.

Based on the scientific perspective of the qualification process, the TDP
is a means to assess the scientific and technological strength of the
applying team. It enables teams inside and outside the HL access to their
recent progress in the field of humanoid robotics to improve their
scientific methodology and their technological development in an open,
cooperative way. For this reason it is very important for teams to submit a
proper TDP which can reflect their recent activities for the upcoming
event. This does not imply that a TDP must be composed of entirely new
material. It is okay to reference and include material from past years as
long as the authors do not try to present them as new developments and
clearly indicate when they were first included in their previous TDPs. It
is also very important to highlight your new developments and point out how
they help you solve problems that you may have encountered in previous
designs.
ROBOT INSPECTION

All teams should be aware that the eligibility of a robot according to the
rules will, as always, depend on an on-site inspection during the set-up
days of the competition. Please refer to the draft of the updated rules at
https://www.robocuphumanoid.org/materials/rules/ for this year's
requirements for your humanoid robots (final version of the rules will be
published in mid of February). It must be stressed that rules pertaining to
the body plan of the robot apply equally to robots designed and built by
team members as well as commercially available robots.
REFEREE DUTIES

All teams are reminded that it is their responsibility to provide at least
one team member to perform the role of the referee during the competition.
Although a brief referee training will be held at the competition, all
referees are expected to have studied the updated rules for 2017 and to
have trained on their own before coming to Nagoya.
OFFICIAL LETTERS OF QUALIFICATION

Official letters of qualification will be e-mailed to team leaders shortly.
All qualified teams are expected to submit an email confirming their
commitment to participate as soon as they have confirmed their funding. A
deadline for this will be provided in your letter.

Please note that the letters provided to you by the Technical Committee may
not be used for the purpose of requesting a visa. Only letters provided to
you by the Local Organizing Committee of RoboCup 2017 after you have
completed your registration may be used for this purpose.
EDITORIAL PROCESS

The team description papers (TDPs) of all teams will be included in the
proceedings DVD of the RoboCup 2017 Symposium if (and only if) they are in
LNCS standard format and are 8 pages maximum, see
https://www.robocuphumanoid.org/hl-2017/call-for-participation/, and have
been revised to reflect the review comments from the TC members. Team
leaders will be contacted shortly by the Technical Committee with details
about any necessary changes to their TDP.


We are looking forward to meeting you for an exciting RoboCup 2017 in
Nagoya, Japan!



Our best regards,

The Humanoid League Technical Committee

(Sean, Jacky, Luis, Maike, Soroush, Reinhard and Reinaldo)