[robocup-nao] RoboCup 2011 Standard Platform League - Call for Applications for Participation

Tue Dec 28 02:25:39 EST 2010

Dear SPL Teams,

many of you may wonder about the status of the qualification procedure, 
so in order not to answer many separate requests I want to give you a 
quick overview:
This year not only the TC decides the qualification, but the trustees 
also have to approve. The TC has already finalized the decision, 
compiled a report, and forwarded this to the trustees. At the moment we 
are waiting for the response, and the time of the official announcement 
will depend on how many issues will be raised for further discussion, so 
it is difficult to give a good estimate.
What I can say however is that we will publicly announce the results 
(i.e. to this list), and not only inform the qualified teams, so not 
hearing from us until now does not mean anything about your team's 
qualification.

Best regards,
Stefan
(on behalf of the TC)

16.12.2010 15:09, Stefan Czarnetzki:
> Dear SPL Teams,
>
> due to the large number of interesting applications, the huge amount 
> of written material and hours of qualification videos, the final 
> announcement of the decisions will be delayed by several days. We hope 
> that the need to coordinate the decisions between the members of the 
> TC and OC and to fairly weight and discuss the pros and cons of each 
> application will still allow us to publish the final decision before 
> the end of next week.
>
> Best regards,
> Stefan Czarnetzki
> (on behalf of the TC)
>
> 05.11.2010 16:06, Tekin Mericli:
>>
>> Call for Applications for Participation
>>
>>
>> RoboCup 2011 Standard Platform League
>>
>> www.tzi.de/spl <http://www.tzi.de/spl>
>>
>> July 5 - 11, 2011 (Istanbul, TURKEY)
>>
>> www.robocup2011.org <http://www.robocup2011.org/>
>>
>> <http://www.robocup2011.org/>
>>
>> RoboCup is an international initiative that fosters research and 
>> education in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence through a variety 
>> of competitions (RoboCupSoccer, RoboCupRescue, RoboCup at Home, 
>> RoboCupJunior) involving mostly multi-robot systems.
>>
>>
>> RoboCup currently includes a number of different robot soccer leagues 
>> that focus on different research challenges. The Standard Platform 
>> League (SPL) is characterized by the use of an identical robot 
>> platform by all the teams. Participating researchers focus on 
>> algorithmic development for fully autonomous robots, i.e., robots 
>> that operate with no external control. The SPL at RoboCup 2011 will 
>> use the humanoid robot NAO manufactured by Aldebaran Robotics, which 
>> is being used in the SPL since 2008. The SPL robot soccer games at 
>> RoboCup 2011 will be played between teams of four robots on a 4m x 6m 
>> field. The RoboCup 2011 SPL will be able to host up to 24 teams, 
>> which will be selected from the interested parties responding to this 
>> call.
>>
>>
>>
>> Qualification
>> -------------
>>
>> All interested teams need to submit an up-to five pages qualification 
>> document that includes:
>>
>>
>> 1. a statement of commitment to participate in the RoboCup 2011 SPL
>>
>> 2. the leader(s), the constitution, and the affiliation(s) of the team
>>
>> 3. a statement of the team's research interests and planned activities
>>
>> 4. a summary of past relevant work and scientific publications
>>
>>
>> The written material must be complemented by a video (maximum 5 min 
>> long) that demonstrates the current status of the robotics research 
>> of the team. Videos of simulation contributions will also be 
>> accepted, only in case real robots are unavailable.  If the 
>> candidates already have NAOs, the video should show the current state 
>> of their robot soccer performance.
>>
>>
>> The qualification materials must be submitted by *December 5, 2010*, 
>> by email to spl_tech at tzi.de <mailto:spl_tech at tzi.de>. Qualification 
>> decisions will be announced by December 17, 2010.
>>
>>
>> Teams are encouraged to consider joint participation. Joint proposals 
>> will be judged on combined merit.
>>
>>
>>
>> Pre-Qualification
>> -----------------
>>
>> Teams that reached the quarter-finals at RoboCup 2010 and obtained a 
>> non-zero score in at least two of the three challenges will be 
>> pre-qualified for RoboCup 2011, if they submit the following material:
>>
>>
>> 1. a statement of commitment to participate in the RoboCup 2011 SPL
>>
>> 2. the leader(s) and the constitution of the team
>>
>> 3. a team research report describing their work for RoboCup 2010
>>
>>
>> The qualification materials must be submitted by *December 5, 2010*, 
>> by email to spl_tech at tzi.de <mailto:spl_tech at tzi.de>. Qualification 
>> decisions will be announced by December 17, 2010.
>>
>>
>> If a joint 2010 team splits, only one team can be pre-qualified for 
>> 2011 (please, indicate which one).
>>
>>
>>
>> SPL Robots
>> ----------
>>
>> The Standard Platform League in RoboCup 2011 will be conducted using 
>> exclusively versions 3.2 and 3.3 of the RoboCup edition of the NAO 
>> humanoid robots manufactured by Aldebaran Robotics. Other robots or 
>> other NAO models (T2, T14, Η21, Η25, Academic edition) will not be 
>> allowed to participate. (The current version v3.3 of NAO RoboCup 
>> edition has an improved head and longer arms than version v3.2. See 
>> details and upgrade options below.)
>>
>>
>> As in previous years, twenty-four teams will be selected to 
>> participate in the RoboCup 2011 SPL based on this call for 
>> participation. NAO robots will be available to those 24 qualified 
>> teams, under a special agreement between the RoboCup Federation and 
>> Aldebaran Robotics, including the following robot distribution and 
>> pricing:
>>
>>
>> - For new teams, a package of five v3.3 NAO robots, including five 
>> batteries and two chargers, at the cost of 13,750 Euros (including 
>> one year of hardware and software support).
>>
>>
>> - For existing teams, arms and head upgrades are available, but are 
>> optional for participation in the RoboCup 2011 SPL, under the 
>> following conditions:
>>
>>
>> - The arms of the v3.2 NAO robots can be upgraded to v3.3 at no cost; 
>> the upgrade includes stronger and slightly longer arms.
>>
>>
>> - The heads of the v3.2 NAO robots can be upgraded to v3.3 at a price 
>> of 390 Euros per unit; this upgrade includes a new WiFi module and an 
>> improved casing for the electronics which reduces the operational 
>> temperature.
>>
>>
>> - All upgrades (arms and/or head) will be made only at the Aldebaran 
>> offices (Paris, Boston, and Shanghai) before April 1, 2011 and not at 
>> the Opens nor at RoboCup 2011 in Istanbul.
>>
>>
>> - For existing teams, one additional NAO unit (v3.3) with 1 battery, 
>> but no charger, will cost 2,750 Euros (includes one year of hardware 
>> and software support).
>>
>>
>> - Additional chargers will cost 140 Euros.
>>
>>
>> - All prices exclude VAT and shipping costs.
>>
>>
>> - Each team, old or new, joint or sole, is entitled to a quota of a 
>> maximum of five upgrades/robots (any combination) at this special 
>> pricing. Additional robots and upgrades are possible at other 
>> discounted prices, which we will announce later to keep this call 
>> focused.
>>
>>
>> Aldebaran Robotics makes the above generous pricing offer because of 
>> their great appreciation of RoboCup. Aldebaran Robotics is also 
>> pleased to announce that they are creating an Open Source concept, in 
>> which NAO code developers will be able to share their code, and they 
>> ask RoboCup SPL participants to consider releasing their code to this 
>> Open Source effort.
>>
>>
>>
>> RoboCup 2011 Standard Platform League
>>
>> Technical and Organizing Committees
>>
>>
>>
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