[robocup-legged] Standard Platform League - Call for Participation *Date Change*

[Michael Quinlan]

Hi Andrew,

>    1. Since I am assuming that no teams currently have access to the Nao 
> hardware, what should the qualification material consist of and how will 
> they be judged (especially since no video will be available of working 
> robots).

The qualification material should be 2-5 pages that best describes why 
your team should have a Nao. Its hard to set strict guidelines because 
different groups have different backgrounds. I.e. Humanoid experienced 
teams can point to this, while Aibo teams will discuss other features.I 
guess new teams will have other strong points that they will point out.

>    2. Also, will qualified teams be the only teams that will be able to 
> buy Nao hardware for the February and May timeframe?

Yes qualified teams will have first right to purchase. If Aldebaran can 
supply more than 12 teams then others make be able to get them in February.

>    3. Has the committee decided whether there will be Technical 
> Challenges for either the Nao or the AIBO leagues?  When I posted this 
> question a while back no decisions had been made at that time.

No decision has been made at this stage. For the Nao it will depend on 
the code development. If the soccer is not looking good than we might 
choose to use challenges to show off additional skills.

Michael