[robocup-msrs] MSRS Competition in Robocup 2008

[jayhawkeye at gmail.com]

Hi Kyle,
Do you know if the MSRS Nao simulator is being used in the RoboCup US  
Open this year?

-- Andrew

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On May 9, 2008, at 6:36 PM, Kyle Johns <kylej at microsoft.com> wrote:

> I’m happy to announce that the software to support an MSRS simulatio 
> n competition for RoboCup 2008 is now available. This year we will b 
> e using a model of the Nao robot provided by Aldebaran.  Each team c 
> onsists of four of these nice biped robots as shown in the following 
>  blog post:
>
>
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/msroboticsstudio/archive/2008/05/09/the-msrs-nao-simulation-competition-for-robocup-2008-is-now-available.aspx
>
>
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> Robotics Studio 1.5 and the updated soccer package are available  
> from Microsoft while the Simulated Nao package is available from  
> Aldebaran at
>
> http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/simulatedNaoRegistration.php
>
>
>
> Those of you with experience programming the Robudog last year will  
> enjoy the updated environment and the ability to control a biped  
> rather than a quadruped. Aldebaran has done a very nice job with  
> their simulation model.
>
>
>
> A Request for Participation (RFP) will be sent out soon with more  
> details on how to register for the actual competition but you can  
> download the software and begin implementing your soccer player  
> services immediately.
>
>
>
> To run the full soccer competition simulation, you will need a  
> fairly powerful graphics card. The readme for the Aldebaran package  
> has instructions on how to run the simulation on machines with less- 
> powerful graphics cards.
>
>
>
> Now, the software is ready, they just have to find a place to hold  
> RoboCup.
>
>
>
> -Kyle
>
>
>
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> From: Kyle Johns
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:56 PM
> To: pooyan.fazli at gmail.com; Pooyan Fazli; Feng Wu; robocup-msrs at cc.gatech.edu 
> ; Joao Oliveira
> Subject: MSRS Competition in Robocup 2008
>
>
>
> We’ll be making an announcement in the next week or so about a Micro 
> soft Robotics Studio simulation competition for Robocup 2008.
>
>
>
> -Kyle
>
>
>
> From: robocup-msrs-bounces at cc.gatech.edu [mailto:robocup-msrs-bounces at cc.gatech.edu 
> ] On Behalf Of Kyle Johns
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 1:36 PM
> To: pooyan.fazli at gmail.com; Pooyan Fazli; Feng Wu; robocup-msrs at cc.gatech.edu 
> ; Joao Oliveira
> Cc: Tandy Trower
> Subject: [robocup-msrs] MSRS Competition in Robocup 2008
>
>
>
> I’ve received a few emails recently asking about a Microsoft Robotic 
> s Studio competition in Robocup 2008.  I would like to be able to te 
> ll you definitely whether there will be a competition or not but it  
> is still not decided.  We have expressed an interest in running anot 
> her simulation competition but we must be approved/invited to partic 
> ipate by the United States Robocup Trustees and that hasn’t happened 
>  yet.
>
>
>
> I’ll let you know when we can provide a definite answer but for the  
> time being, no-one should assume that ther
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