[robocup-nao] Reminder: RoboCup 2009 Standard Platform League: Call for Applications due November 1st
Michael Quinlan
mquinlan at cs.utexas.edu
Tue Oct 21 11:33:34 EDT 2008
Hi,
This a reminder that November 1st is the deadline for RoboCup Standard Platform League applications (the full Call for Applications is included below). The committee has a tight schedule for receiving the applications and selecting the 24 teams so this is a firm deadline.
Aldebaran recently released a video showcasing the new and improved version of the Nao robot- http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/download/NaoAcademicsV3.mov, please enjoy the movie and we look forward to having a successful and exciting league in 2009.
- Michael
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You can also find the text of this e-mail at
http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Call2009.
Apologies for duplicates.
Call for Applications for Participation
RoboCup 2009 Standard Platform League
http://www.tzi.de/spl
June 29 - July 5, 2009
Graz, Austria
RoboCup is an international initiative that fosters research and
education in robotics and artificial intelligence, on multi-robot
systems in particular, through competitions of RoboCup Robot
Soccer, RoboCup Rescue, RoboCup at Home, and RoboCupJunior.
RoboCup currently includes a number of different robot soccer
leagues that focus on different research challenges. The RoboCup
Standard Platform League is a RoboCup robot soccer league, in
which all teams compete with identical robots. The robots operate
fully autonomously, i.e. there is no external control, neither by
humans nor by computers. RoboCup 2008 included the Four-Legged
Standard Platform League with the SONY AIBO robots, and the
Two-Legged Standard Platform League with the Aldebaran Robotics
humanoid NAO robots.
Due to the unfortunate discontinuation of the SONY AIBO robots,
RoboCup 2009 will NOT include the Four-Legged Competition.
Instead we invite teams to provide AIBO exhibition games. No team
registration fee will be charged for participation in the
exhibition games. The games will be played on the shared Standard
Platform League fields of the new standard small field dimension
(slightly smaller than the past AIBO playing field.) Please see
the RoboCup'2009 SPL website for further details.
RoboCup 2009 will then include ONLY the Two-Legged Competition
with the Aldebaran humanoid NAO robots. We will be able to host
up to 24 teams, which we will select from the interested parties.
Submission of Applications for Participation
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By November 1st, 2008, interested teams need to submit the
following to spl_tech at tzi.de:
1. A 2-5 page qualification document that includes:
1. the leader(s) and planned elements of the proposed team;
2. a statement of commitment to participate in the
RoboCup'2009 Standard Platform League - check the dates
at http://www.robocup2009.org;
3. a statement of the research interests related to the
participation; and
4. a summary of past relevant work and publications.
See the NAO costs below.
2. A statement whether you would like to participate in the
Four-Legged Exhibition Games.
NOTE: Teams can participate in both.
We encourage teams to consider joint teams. Joint teams will be
judged on combined merit.
Pre-qualification
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The teams that competed in the Two-Legged Competition in 2008
will be pre-qualified for 2009 if:
1. they state their intention of participation (include team
constitution for 2009);
2. and submit the team research report by November 1st, 2008,
describing the work they have done for their participation
in RoboCup 2008.
If a team splits, only one of them can be pre-qualified. Please
state which one you would like us to pre-qualify.
NAO Robots
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The NAO robots will come as a special RoboCup package in the
following conditions:
1. For new teams, a package of FOUR new 2009 version Nao
Robocup Edition robots inluding 4 batteries and 2 chargers
costs 12,000 Euros excl. VAT. The price includes hardware
and software support for these robots through the calendar
year of 2009. An extra similar robot unit costs €3,600 excl.
VAT with one battery and one charger. Shipping costs will be
additional.
2. The 2008 RoboCup edition NAO robots will be upgraded to the
2009 version for the 2009 qualified teams at a price of 500
Euros excl. VAT for each robot. The price includes hardware
and software support for these robots. Shipping costs will
be additional.
3. A 2-day NAO workshop at Aldebaran in Paris is planned for
January 2009, exact dates TBD. All qualified teams with up
to 2 members per team will be invited to participate at
their expense. Some travel support may be available.
RoboCup 2009 Standard Platform League
Technical and Organizing Committees
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Michael J Quinlan, PhD
Department of Computer Sciences,
University of Texas at Austin,
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~mquinlan/
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