From Thomas.Roefer at dfki.de Mon Jan 7 12:55:52 2013 From: Thomas.Roefer at dfki.de (=?windows-1252?Q?Thomas_R=F6fer?=) Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 18:55:52 +0100 Subject: [robocup-nao] RoboCup German Open 2013: Call for Participation (Reminder DL 15.1.) References: <50EB0573.10608@dr-bredenfeld.de> Message-ID: <736CA99B-909D-4F07-BE95-A137C77770EC@dfki.de> RoboCup German Open 2013 Call for Participation http://www.robocupgermanopen.de 26 ? 28 April 2013 MESSE MAGDEBURG, Germany The RoboCup German Open 2013 will be the 12th open RoboCup competition held in Germany. The event will take place in Magdeburg at MESSE MAGDEBURG. -- RoboCup Major Leagues (International teams) ---------------------- Competitions are offered in the following leagues: - RoboCupSoccer Standard Platform League - RoboCupSoccer Humanoid League (Kid-Size) - RoboCupSoccer Small-Size League - RoboCupSoccer Simulation 3D League - RoboCupRescue Robot League - RoboCup at Home League - Logistics League (sponsored by Festo) - RoboCup at Work (Demonstration) The registration deadline is *** 15 January 2013 ***. Visit http://www.robocupgermanopen.de to register your RoboCup Major League team. Details on the registration (fee, accommodation, rules) are available on the web site. Booking of blocked accommodation with special rates is possible after your registration. The Major Leagues Organising Committee: - Thomas R?fer (Standard Platform League) - Sven Behnke (Humanoid League) - Michael Bleier (Small Size League) - Klaus Dorer, Simon Raffeiner (Soccer Simulation 3D League) - Johannes Pellenz, Adam Jacoff (Rescue Robot League) - Paul Pl?ger (RoboCup at Home League) - Ulrich Karras (Logistics League) - Nico Hochgeschwender (RoboCup at Work Demo) -- RoboCup Junior (German teams only) ------------------------------- The German RoboCup Junior qualification for RoboCup 2013 is done in two steps. German teams qualify in four local tournaments in Berlin, Hannover, Sankt Augustin and V?hringen for the 13th German RoboCup Junior Championship which is held within the RoboCup German Open. The best Junior teams will qualify for RoboCup 2013 in Eindhoven. -- Important dates ------------------------------------------------- 15.01.2013 Registration deadline RoboCup Major 28.02.2013 Major League team member names due 15.03.2013 Registration fee due 24.04.2013 Set-Up day Major League teams 25.04.2013 Set-Up day Major League teams 26.04.2013 RoboCup German Open (open to public) 27.04.2013 RoboCup German Open (open to public) 28.04.2013 RoboCup German Open (open to public) Please contact info at robocupgermanopen.de for any questions. See you all again at the 12th RoboCup German Open 2013! Best regards, Ansgar Bredenfeld (Chair RoboCup German Open) RoboCup German Open is organized on behalf of the German RoboCup Committee by Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg and Dr. Bredenfeld UG. Co-operation partners of the technology event are the University of Magdeburg (ovgu.de) and Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (mdr.de). From assadn at yahoo.com Wed Jan 9 03:00:07 2013 From: assadn at yahoo.com (Asad Norouzi) Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 00:00:07 -0800 (PST) Subject: [robocup-nao] 2nd Call For Participation: RoboCup IranOpen 2013 Message-ID: <1357718407.48489.YahooMailNeo@web122006.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> ******************************* Apologies for duplicate messages **************************** ########################### Call For Participation ########################## ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ? The 8th RoboCup IranOpen Competitions ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ????? ??? ??? ? ??? 3-7 April 2013 ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ????? ??? ??? ??? ? Tehran, Iran ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ????? ??? ??? http://2013.iranopen.ir ##########################? RoboCup IranOpen 2013 ######################## The 8th RoboCup IranOpen competitions will be held in Tehran on April 3-7, 2013. Having had the experience of 7 years successful organization of these competitions, we look forward to an even more glorious event with more teams competing in this major robotics event from all over the world. Last year we, gladly, had 330 teams from China, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Mexico, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States. ? RoboCup IranOpen is an attempt to further promote AI and Robotics research. These competitions will provide a chance for all researchers to present and share their experiences and achievements. The RoboCup IranOpen 2013 competitions leagues are as follows: - Humanoid - Middle Size - Small Size - Standard Platform - Soccer 3D Simulation - Soccer 2D Simulation - Rescue Robot - Rescue Simulation - RoboCup at Home - Junior Soccer A Open Weight - Junior Soccer B Open Weight - Junior Soccer B Light Weight - Junior Rescue A Primary - Junior Rescue A Secondary - Junior Rescue B - Junior CoSpace Rescue The RoboCup IranOpen 2013 competitions extra leagues which are not among the official RoboCup leagues: - Deminer Autonomous - Deminer Manual - Deminer Technical Challenge - Senior Demo - Junior Demo Primary - Junior Demo Secondary - IranOpenROV (Radio Operated Vehicles - underwater robots) - IranOpenUAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) Participation: All teams are required to pre-register through the online form available in the website. The pre-registered teams should then submit the relevant qualification materials. Last year 367 teams were qualified from 1000 pre-registered teams. Important dates: Pre-Registration: November 06, 2012 - February 03, 2013 Submission of qualification materials: December 05, 2012 - February 03, 2013 Qualification: February 03 - 28, 2013 Registration: February 03 - March 18, 2013 Teams Setup: April 03 - 04, 2013 Competitions: April 05 - 07, 2013 For further information please visit our official website at http://2013.iranopen.ir For enquiries please contact us via the hereunder email addresses: General Enquiries: info at iranopen.ir Registration: registration at iranopen.ir Visa & International Affairs: visa at iranopen.ir Travel Support: asadollah_norouzi at sp.edu.sg Regards On behalf of, Iranian RoboCup National Committee RoboCup IranOpen 2013 Organizing Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From A.Visser at uva.nl Tue Jan 15 09:33:38 2013 From: A.Visser at uva.nl (Visser, A.) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:33:38 +0000 Subject: [robocup-nao] 2nd Call for Papers: RoboCup Symposium 2013 Message-ID: <0963669047ECDE4B9EF137DF26A5E25013211186@MBX04.uva.nl> ******************************************************************** Call for Papers RoboCup International Symposium 2013 Eindhoven, The Netherlands July 1st, 2012 http://www.robocup2013.org/? ******************************************************************** OVERVIEW The 17th annual RoboCup International Symposium will be held in conjunction with RoboCup 2013 (June 24-30). The Symposium represents the core meeting for presentation and discussion of scientific contributions to a variety of research areas related to all RoboCup divisions (RoboCupSoccer, RoboCupRescue, RoboCup at Home, RoboCup at Work and RoboCupJunior). Its scope encompasses, but is not restricted to, research and educational activities within the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the symposium offers a unique venue for exploring various and intimate connections of theory and practice across a wide spectrum of research fields. The experimental, interactive, and benchmark character of the RoboCup initiative presents the opportunity to disseminate novel ideas and promising technologies, which are rapidly adopted and field-tested by a large (and still growing) community. SUBMISSION We solicit submissions of papers reporting on high-quality, original research with relevance to the areas mentioned below. All researchers working in these areas, even if not actively participating in RoboCup teams, are urged to submit their work. Both papers describing real-world research and papers reporting theoretical results, as well as combinations thereof, are welcome. We also encourage the submission of high-quality overview articles for any field related to the general scope of RoboCup. The proceedings of the RoboCup International Symposium are published and archived within the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. Submitted papers are limited to 12 pages formatted according to the LNAI requirements (http://www.springer.com/series/1244) and must be electronically submitted through the symposium web site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robocupsymposium2013 All contributions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers using a blind review process. NEW TRACK To encourage open-source releases of hard- and software components, a special track on open-source developments will be included in the 2013 RoboCup International Symposium. Contributions to this track are limited to eight pages, formatted according to LNAI requirements. They should include evidence of impact of the released component to the RoboCup community. Review of these contributions will be based on technical contribution and benefit for the RoboCup community. IMPORTANT DATES * Submission of full papers: March 1, 2013 * Notification to authors: April 14, 2013 * Submission of camera-ready copies: April 29, 2013 * RoboCup 2013 Symposium: July 1st, 2013 SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS * Sven Behnke, University of Bonn * Manuela Veloso, Carnegie Mellon University * Arnoud Visser, Universiteit van Amsterdam * Rong Xiong, Zhejiang University AREAS OF INTEREST * Robot Hardware and Software - mobile and humanoid robots - sensors and actuators - embedded and mobile devices - robot construction and new materials - robotic system integration - robot software architectures - robot programming environments and languages - real-time and concurrent programming - robot simulators * Perception and Action - distributed sensor integration - sensor noise filtering - real-time image processing and pattern recognition - motion and sensor models - sensory-motor control - robot kinematics and dynamics - high-dimensional motion control * Robotic Cognition and Learning - world modeling - localization, navigation, and mapping - planning and reasoning - decision making under uncertainty - reinforcement learning - complex motor skill acquisition - motion and sensor model learning * Multi-Robot Systems - team coordination methods - communication protocols - learning and adaptive systems - teamwork and heterogeneous agents - dynamic resource allocation - adjustable autonomy * Human-Robot Interaction - human-robot interfaces - speech synthesis and natural language generation - visualization - emotion recognition - human's intent cognition - affect detection and synthesis - robot response to external disturbances - safety and dependability * Education and Edutainment - Robotics and Artificial Intelligence education - educational robotics - robot kits and programming tools - robotic entertainment * Applications - disaster rescue information systems - search and rescue robots - robotic surveillance - service and social robots - robots at home Regards on behalf of the symposium co-chairs? Manuala Veloso, Rong Xiong, Sven Behnke and Arnoud Visser Email: robocupsymposium2013 at easychair.org From astout at aldebaran-robotics.com Tue Jan 29 12:10:28 2013 From: astout at aldebaran-robotics.com (Andrew Stout) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:10:28 -0500 Subject: [robocup-nao] Aldebaran Robotics is recruiting a repair & support engineer in Boston Message-ID: ALDEBARAN ROBOTICS www.aldebaran-robotics.com ROBOTICS REPAIR AND SUPPORT ENGINEER, Americas Region (based in Boston) Aldebaran Robotics is a fast-growing, Paris-based company with 240 employees and a mission to create interactive robots for the development and well-being of humans. Aldebaran?s NAO humanoid robot was named the best robot for education, as judged by the Robot Hall of Fame and Carnegie Mellon University. Over 3,000 NAOs are in service at universities, research centers and high schools around the world, used primarily as a research and teaching platform for computer science, robotics, mathematics and other disciplines. Occasionally our robots need maintenance and repair and our users need support, and our rapidly-growing installed base requires that we hire additional technical resources at our Boston office. Primary Function: ? You will make repairs to NAO humanoid robots, ranging from changing gears and rewiring cables to replacing complex structures ? You will also assist with technical training sessions for distributors and end-customers ? You will provide assistance at trade shows and special events, including execution of multi-robot demonstrations and shows ? You will interact with the global repair community, including sharing advice on repair techniques and seeking advice when required ? Depending on abilities and needs, you will also provide software support. Requirements: ? Bachelors degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline ? Technical robotics experience ? Electronics experience, including soldering ? Troubleshooting and critical thinking skills ? Familiarity with Unix/Linux-based operating systems ? Programming experience, especially Python and C++ ? An understanding of the different technologies embedded in the robot (visual and audio sensors, motors, sonar, etc.) ? Oral and written communication skills to explain complex technical problems and solutions ? Desire to help customers with their technical issues ? Teamwork skills to succeed in a young and fast-paced environment ? Ability to lift up to 45 lbs. ? Comfortable working in an office space that?s relatively confined ? French language skills a plus Position is open immediately, full-time and salaried with a competitive benefits package, based in Boston at the Aldebaran offices in the South End (Congress Street). Please send resume and letter of motivation to: Andrew Stout (astout at aldebaran-robotics.com) and Eric Stevenson (estevenson at aldebaran-robotics.com) -- Andrew Stout Field Application Robotics Engineer - Aldebaran Robotics email: astout at aldebaran-robotics.com phone (google voice): (760) 9 DEV NAO == (760) 933-8626 374 Congress St, Suite 507, Boston MA 02210 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sbarrett at cs.utexas.edu Tue Feb 5 21:20:03 2013 From: sbarrett at cs.utexas.edu (Samuel Barrett) Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 20:20:03 -0600 Subject: [robocup-nao] UT Austin Villa Code Release 2012 Message-ID: Hello Fellow Researchers, The UT Austin Villa team would like to announce our 2012 code release at: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~AustinVilla/?p=downloads/source_code_and_binaries This code release consists of the core of the UT Austin Villa 2012 code. The code should work out of the box, if the color tables match the environment encountered. There are some differences from the code used in the 2012 competition, most notably that the behavior code provided is much simpler. Though we are providing the code "as is" with no promised support, we are happy to receive feedback, and we encourage people to let us know if they are able to make good use of the code. For any questions, contact UT Austin Villa at UTAustinVilla-legged at cs.utexas.edu. If you use this code for research purposes, please cite Samuel Barrett and Katie Genter and Yuchen He and Todd Hester and Piyush Khandelwal and Jacob Menashe and Peter Stone. UT Austin Villa 2012: Standard Platform League World Champions. In "RoboCup-2012: Robot Soccer World Cup XVI", Xiaoping Chen, Peter Stone, Luis Enrique Sucar, and Tijn Van der Zant, eds. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence Springer Verlag, 2013 (http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~pstone/Papers/bib2html/b2hd-LNAI12-Barrett.html). Additional papers and information can be found on the Austin Villa website: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~AustinVilla/ Enjoy. UT Austin Villa From A.Visser at uva.nl Mon Feb 18 04:39:17 2013 From: A.Visser at uva.nl (Visser, A.) Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:39:17 +0000 Subject: [robocup-nao] 3rd Call for Papers: RoboCup Symposium 2013 - deadline March 1 Message-ID: <0963669047ECDE4B9EF137DF26A5E250241F6526@MBX04.uva.nl> Dear all, The deadline for submission to the RoboCup International Symposium 2013 is approaching fast: ******************************************************************** Call for Papers RoboCup International Symposium 2013 Eindhoven, The Netherlands July 1st, 2012 http://www.robocup2013.org/? ******************************************************************** OVERVIEW The 17th annual RoboCup International Symposium will be held in conjunction with RoboCup 2013 (June 24-30). The Symposium represents the core meeting for presentation and discussion of scientific contributions to a variety of research areas related to all RoboCup divisions (RoboCupSoccer, RoboCupRescue, RoboCup at Home, RoboCup at Work and RoboCupJunior). Its scope encompasses, but is not restricted to, research and educational activities within the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the symposium offers a unique venue for exploring various and intimate connections of theory and practice across a wide spectrum of research fields. The experimental, interactive, and benchmark character of the RoboCup initiative presents the opportunity to disseminate novel ideas and promising technologies, which are rapidly adopted and field-tested by a large (and still growing) community. SUBMISSION We solicit submissions of papers reporting on high-quality, original research with relevance to the areas mentioned below. All researchers working in these areas, even if not actively participating in RoboCup teams, are urged to submit their work. Both papers describing real-world research and papers reporting theoretical results, as well as combinations thereof, are welcome. We also encourage the submission of high-quality overview articles for any field related to the general scope of RoboCup. The proceedings of the RoboCup International Symposium are published and archived within the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. Submitted papers are limited to 12 pages formatted according to the LNAI requirements (http://www.springer.com/series/1244) and must be electronically submitted through the symposium web site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robocupsymposium2013 All contributions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers using a blind review process. NEW TRACK To encourage open-source releases of hard- and software components, a special track on open-source developments will be included in the 2013 RoboCup International Symposium. Contributions to this track are limited to eight pages, formatted according to LNAI requirements. They should include evidence of impact of the released component to the RoboCup community. Review of these contributions will be based on technical contribution and benefit for the RoboCup community. IMPORTANT DATES * Submission of full papers: March 1, 2013 * Notification to authors: April 14, 2013 * Submission of camera-ready copies: April 29, 2013 * RoboCup 2013 Symposium: July 1st, 2013 SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS * Sven Behnke, University of Bonn * Manuela Veloso, Carnegie Mellon University * Arnoud Visser, Universiteit van Amsterdam * Rong Xiong, Zhejiang University AREAS OF INTEREST * Robot Hardware and Software - mobile and humanoid robots - sensors and actuators - embedded and mobile devices - robot construction and new materials - robotic system integration - robot software architectures - robot programming environments and languages - real-time and concurrent programming - robot simulators * Perception and Action - distributed sensor integration - sensor noise filtering - real-time image processing and pattern recognition - motion and sensor models - sensory-motor control - robot kinematics and dynamics - high-dimensional motion control * Robotic Cognition and Learning - world modeling - localization, navigation, and mapping - planning and reasoning - decision making under uncertainty - reinforcement learning - complex motor skill acquisition - motion and sensor model learning * Multi-Robot Systems - team coordination methods - communication protocols - learning and adaptive systems - teamwork and heterogeneous agents - dynamic resource allocation - adjustable autonomy * Human-Robot Interaction - human-robot interfaces - speech synthesis and natural language generation - visualization - emotion recognition - human's intent cognition - affect detection and synthesis - robot response to external disturbances - safety and dependability * Education and Edutainment - Robotics and Artificial Intelligence education - educational robotics - robot kits and programming tools - robotic entertainment * Applications - disaster rescue information systems - search and rescue robots - robotic surveillance - service and social robots - robots at home Regards on behalf of the symposium co-chairs? Manuala Veloso, Rong Xiong, Sven Behnke and Arnoud Visser Email: robocupsymposium2013 at easychair.org From mellmann at informatik.hu-berlin.de Sun Feb 24 18:21:07 2013 From: mellmann at informatik.hu-berlin.de (Heinrich Mellmann) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:21:07 +0100 Subject: [robocup-nao] RoboCup Major Dance: Harlem Shake In-Reply-To: <20765.36818.258702.615116@thelma.stca.herts.ac.uk> References: <20765.36818.258702.615116@thelma.stca.herts.ac.uk> Message-ID: <512AA063.8040301@informatik.hu-berlin.de> Hi everybody, ever wondered how the "RoboCup Major Dance" competition would look like? You know, RoboCupppers are quite creative folks and they know how to have fun! Here is the proof: http://youtu.be/DWtYl0afOxk The video was made at the recent RoboCup workshop RoBOW'13.1 http://robow.de You can find the list of participating teams in the comments of the video. Enjoy! - Heinrich From A.Visser at uva.nl Mon Feb 25 04:50:52 2013 From: A.Visser at uva.nl (Visser, A.) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:50:52 +0000 Subject: [robocup-nao] deadline extention: RoboCup Symposium 2013 - new deadline March 22 Message-ID: <0963669047ECDE4B9EF137DF26A5E250292A6E66@MBX04.uva.nl> Dear all, We have decided to extend the deadline for submission to the RoboCup International Symposium 2013 with three weeks: ******************************************************************** Call for Papers RoboCup International Symposium 2013 Eindhoven, The Netherlands July 1st, 2012 http://www.robocup2013.org/ ******************************************************************** OVERVIEW The 17th annual RoboCup International Symposium will be held in conjunction with RoboCup 2013 (June 24-30). The Symposium represents the core meeting for presentation and discussion of scientific contributions to a variety of research areas related to all RoboCup divisions (RoboCupSoccer, RoboCupRescue, RoboCup at Home, RoboCup at Work and RoboCupJunior). Its scope encompasses, but is not restricted to, research and educational activities within the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the symposium offers a unique venue for exploring various and intimate connections of theory and practice across a wide spectrum of research fields. The experimental, interactive, and benchmark character of the RoboCup initiative presents the opportunity to disseminate novel ideas and promising technologies, which are rapidly adopted and field-tested by a large (and still growing) community. SUBMISSION We solicit submissions of papers reporting on high-quality, original research with relevance to the areas mentioned below. All researchers working in these areas, even if not actively participating in RoboCup teams, are urged to submit their work. Both papers describing real-world research and papers reporting theoretical results, as well as combinations thereof, are welcome. We also encourage the submission of high-quality overview articles for any field related to the general scope of RoboCup. The proceedings of the RoboCup International Symposium are published and archived within the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. Submitted papers are limited to 12 pages formatted according to the LNAI requirements (http://www.springer.com/series/1244) and must be electronically submitted through the symposium web site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robocupsymposium2013 All contributions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers using a blind review process. NEW TRACK To encourage open-source releases of hard- and software components, a special track on open-source developments will be included in the 2013 RoboCup International Symposium. Contributions to this track are limited to eight pages, formatted according to LNAI requirements. They should include evidence of impact of the released component to the RoboCup community. Review of these contributions will be based on technical contribution and benefit for the RoboCup community. We would like to have up to three open-source projects submission from each league. IMPORTANT DATES * Submission of full papers: March 22, 2013 * Notification to authors: April 28, 2013 * Submission of camera-ready copies: May 15, 2013 * RoboCup 2013 Symposium: July 1st, 2013 SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS * Sven Behnke, University of Bonn * Manuela Veloso, Carnegie Mellon University * Arnoud Visser, Universiteit van Amsterdam * Rong Xiong, Zhejiang University AREAS OF INTEREST * Robot Hardware and Software - mobile and humanoid robots - sensors and actuators - embedded and mobile devices - robot construction and new materials - robotic system integration - robot software architectures - robot programming environments and languages - real-time and concurrent programming - robot simulators * Perception and Action - distributed sensor integration - sensor noise filtering - real-time image processing and pattern recognition - motion and sensor models - sensory-motor control - robot kinematics and dynamics - high-dimensional motion control * Robotic Cognition and Learning - world modeling - localization, navigation, and mapping - planning and reasoning - decision making under uncertainty - reinforcement learning - complex motor skill acquisition - motion and sensor model learning * Multi-Robot Systems - team coordination methods - communication protocols - learning and adaptive systems - teamwork and heterogeneous agents - dynamic resource allocation - adjustable autonomy * Human-Robot Interaction - human-robot interfaces - speech synthesis and natural language generation - visualization - emotion recognition - human's intent cognition - affect detection and synthesis - robot response to external disturbances - safety and dependability * Education and Edutainment - Robotics and Artificial Intelligence education - educational robotics - robot kits and programming tools - robotic entertainment * Applications - disaster rescue information systems - search and rescue robots - robotic surveillance - service and social robots - robots at home Regards on behalf of the symposium co-chairs Manuala Veloso, Rong Xiong, Sven Behnke and Arnoud Visser Email: robocupsymposium2013 at easychair.org From jalance_ez at hotmail.com Wed Feb 27 03:49:30 2013 From: jalance_ez at hotmail.com (=?big5?B?tMsgtFA=?=) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:49:30 +0800 Subject: [robocup-nao] Team Crude Scientists announcement for using B-Human Code Message-ID: Dear all, According to the license terms of the B-Human Code Release . We would like to announce that our team, Crude Scientists from Taiwan, uses the B-Human released code 2011 as the basis of our system to attend RoboCup Japan Open 2013. Below are our key modifications and what want to achievements: 1. Behavior for all roles (striker supporter defender keeper) 2. More kick motion including sideward kick, forward kick and backward kick 3. Passing strategy 4. Try to solve identical goals Team Crude Scientists thank Team B-Human for the code release for year 2011 and their contributions on SPL. BestRegards,Crude Scientists --CHANG, MING LAN(???)Master studentAESNR Lab(LAB123)Department of Electrical EngineeringNational Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC-62102TEL: 05-072-0411 ext.23270-- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie at cs.utexas.edu Sat Mar 2 11:05:48 2013 From: katie at cs.utexas.edu (Katie Genter) Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2013 10:05:48 -0600 Subject: [robocup-nao] SPL Team Information Message-ID: Dear SPL Teams, We want to update the "SPL Teams" page on the SPL wiki, which lists all active teams that are involved in the SPL community as either a participant of the international competitions or the local open competitions. The layout of the current page is here: http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Teams In order to be able to update this page, we need you to update some information about your team. Attached you can find a template XML file that we want you to use for providing us the required information. Please send me the XML file that contains your team's details by the end of Friday, March 8th, 2013. Please also indicate your currently active involvement status within the league (e.g. international RoboCup 2013 SPL participant, 2013 X Open SPL participant, etc.). Additionally, if your team is not on the current SPL Teams page, or you want to change your logo, please send a relatively high quality logo of your team, preferably in GIF format. PS: Do not worry about the team report tag if you do not have a team report ready to publish. We'll add a link to the report once your team prepares one. Best regards, Katie Genter On behalf of the SPL Organizing Committee From katie at cs.utexas.edu Sat Mar 2 11:11:10 2013 From: katie at cs.utexas.edu (Katie Genter) Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2013 10:11:10 -0600 Subject: [robocup-nao] SPL Team Information Message-ID: (Apologies for forgetting to attach the xml file to the original email) Dear SPL Teams, We want to update the "SPL Teams" page on the SPL wiki, which lists all active teams that are involved in the SPL community as either a participant of the international competitions or the local open competitions. The layout of the current page is here: http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Teams In order to be able to update this page, we need you to update some information about your team. Attached you can find a template XML file that we want you to use for providing us the required information. Please send me the XML file that contains your team's details by the end of Friday, March 8th, 2013. Please also indicate your currently active involvement status within the league (e.g. international RoboCup 2013 SPL participant, 2013 X Open SPL participant, etc.). Additionally, if your team is not on the current SPL Teams page, or you want to change your logo, please send a relatively high quality logo of your team, preferably in GIF format. PS: Do not worry about the team report tag if you do not have a team report ready to publish. We'll add a link to the report once your team prepares one. 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Thanks, Mary-Anne. ------ Professor Mary-Anne Williams Director, Innovation and Enterprise Research Lab Associate Dean (Research and Development) Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Technology, Sydney * Research and Development Office Building 2 Level 7 Room 7092 *P.O. 123 Broadway NSW 2007 Australia Phone: + 61 2 9514 2663 (Gunasmin) Facsimile: + 61 2 9514 2868 Fellow: CodeX Stanford University Web: http://TheMagicLab.org/Mary-Anne On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 3:05 AM, Katie Genter wrote: > Dear SPL Teams, > > We want to update the "SPL Teams" page on the SPL wiki, which lists > all active teams that are involved in the SPL community as either a > participant of the international competitions or the local open > competitions. The layout of the current page is here: > > http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Teams > > In order to be able to update this page, we need you to update some > information about your team. Attached you can find a template XML > file that we want you to use for providing us the required > information. Please send me the XML file that contains your team's > details by the end of Friday, March 8th, 2013. Please also indicate > your currently active involvement status within the league (e.g. > international RoboCup 2013 SPL participant, 2013 X Open SPL > participant, etc.). Additionally, if your team is not on the current > SPL Teams page, or you want to change your logo, please send a > relatively high quality logo of your team, preferably in GIF format. > > PS: Do not worry about the team report tag if you do not have a team > report ready to publish. We'll add a link to the report once your team > prepares one. > > Best regards, > > Katie Genter > On behalf of the SPL Organizing Committee > _______________________________________________ > robocup-nao mailing list > robocup-nao at cc.gatech.edu > https://mailman.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-nao > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fabioprevitali at tiscali.it Mon Mar 11 13:23:37 2013 From: fabioprevitali at tiscali.it (Fabio Previtali) Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:23:37 +0100 Subject: [robocup-nao] SPQR Team announcement for using the B-Human Code Release 2012 Message-ID: Dear all, According to the license terms of the B-Human Code Release 2012, we would like to announce that our team (SPQR RoboCup SPL) from Rome (Italy), will uses the B-Human released code 2012 as a base for our system to attend the Iran Open 2013 and all the future events that we will attend. Below we state our key modifications to the B-Human code: 1. Behaviors for all roles 2. Coordination module 3. Information Fusion module 4. Localization Symmetry Disambiguator by using a Multi-Object Tracking library developed by us 5. Differentiation of the strategy adopted based on the state of the game We would like to thank the B-Human team for the code release they provided to the community and their technical support given to us. Best Regards, Fabio Previtali SPQR RoboCup SPL Team Leader From Mary-Anne at themagiclab.org Mon Mar 18 04:50:06 2013 From: Mary-Anne at themagiclab.org (Mary-Anne Williams) Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:50:06 +1100 Subject: [robocup-nao] PhD Scholarships: IBM-UTS Smarter Planet Project In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: At the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), you can challenge yourself by undertaking PhD studies in artificial intelligence. In this role, you will explore some of the deepest problems of intelligence yet see your work make a real difference in practical systems. The IBM-UTS Smarter Planet Project is offering three scholarships to Australian or international candidates. The scholarship is paid as a tax-exempt $24,653 annual stipend to help cover your living expenses for a maximum of 3.5 years. Tuition fees for successful Australian candidates will be covered by the Research Training Scheme. International candidates may be eligible for an International Research Scholarship that covers tuition fees. These scholarships will support PhD research projects that address real world problems using software, intelligent robots, and connected environments. The objective of the IBM-UTS Smarter Planet Project is to develop novel approaches to constructing intelligent systems that engage seamlessly with users and enable new forms of social interaction. Projects may involve robotics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, data analytics, social computing, human-robot interaction and the internet of things. A PhD is rewarding like no ordinary job. You will help create the future at the same time as developing your research skills and preparing you for the next phase of your career. You will work in the vibrant Innovation and Enterprise Research Laboratory (the "magic lab") with access to state-of-the-art technologies, including Australia's only PR2 robot. The research environment is stimulating but relaxed and your colleagues will be highly motivated and skilled researchers. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work with senior research leaders in IBM. We are looking for motivated, resourceful and imaginative people to join us. Normally a Masters or high Honours degree in a relevant field of science, IT or engineering is required but in rare circumstances exceptional candidates without such qualifications are admitted. You do not need to have any specialized knowledge or experience but a high level of skill in software engineering is expected. The position is located at the UTS's Broadway campus, just minutes walk from Central Station and Chinatown. To apply: Send an email with your resume, cover letter and academic transcript to phd at themagiclab.org. Applications Close: *April 2, 2013* For more information please email phd at themagiclab.org. ------ Professor Mary-Anne Williams Director, Innovation and Enterprise Research Lab Associate Dean (Research and Development) Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Technology, Sydney * Research and Development Office Building 2 Level 7 Room 7092 *P.O. 123 Broadway NSW 2007 Australia Phone: + 61 2 9514 2663 (Gunasmin) Facsimile: + 61 2 9514 2868 Fellow: CodeX Stanford University Web: http://TheMagicLab.org/Mary-Anne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From A.Visser at uva.nl Mon Mar 18 08:43:46 2013 From: A.Visser at uva.nl (Visser, A.) Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:43:46 +0000 Subject: [robocup-nao] Last CfP: RoboCup Symposium 2013 - deadline Friday, March 22 Message-ID: <0963669047ECDE4B9EF137DF26A5E250292DDCD4@MBX04.uva.nl> Dear all, This is a kind reminder that the deadline for a submission to the RoboCup Symposium is this Friday: ******************************************************************** Call for Papers RoboCup International Symposium 2013 Eindhoven, The Netherlands July 1st, 2012 http://www.robocup2013.org/ ******************************************************************** OVERVIEW The 17th annual RoboCup International Symposium will be held in conjunction with RoboCup 2013 (June 24-30). The Symposium represents the core meeting for presentation and discussion of scientific contributions to a variety of research areas related to all RoboCup divisions (RoboCupSoccer, RoboCupRescue, RoboCup at Home, RoboCup at Work and RoboCupJunior). Its scope encompasses, but is not restricted to, research and educational activities within the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the symposium offers a unique venue for exploring various and intimate connections of theory and practice across a wide spectrum of research fields. The experimental, interactive, and benchmark character of the RoboCup initiative presents the opportunity to disseminate novel ideas and promising technologies, which are rapidly adopted and field-tested by a large (and still growing) community. SUBMISSION We solicit submissions of papers reporting on high-quality, original research with relevance to the areas mentioned below. All researchers working in these areas, even if not actively participating in RoboCup teams, are urged to submit their work. Both papers describing real-world research and papers reporting theoretical results, as well as combinations thereof, are welcome. We also encourage the submission of high-quality overview articles for any field related to the general scope of RoboCup. The proceedings of the RoboCup International Symposium are published and archived within the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. Submitted papers are limited to 12 pages formatted according to the LNAI requirements (http://www.springer.com/series/1244) and must be electronically submitted through the symposium web site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robocupsymposium2013 All contributions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers using a blind review process. NEW TRACK To encourage open-source releases of hard- and software components, a special track on open-source developments will be included in the 2013 RoboCup International Symposium. Contributions to this track are limited to eight pages, formatted according to LNAI requirements. They should include evidence of impact of the released component to the RoboCup community. Review of these contributions will be based on technical contribution and benefit for the RoboCup community. We would like to have up to three open-source projects submission from each league. IMPORTANT DATES * Submission of full papers: March 22, 2013 * Notification to authors: April 28, 2013 * Submission of camera-ready copies: May 15, 2013 * RoboCup 2013 Symposium: July 1st, 2013 SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS * Sven Behnke, University of Bonn * Manuela Veloso, Carnegie Mellon University * Arnoud Visser, Universiteit van Amsterdam * Rong Xiong, Zhejiang University AREAS OF INTEREST * Robot Hardware and Software - mobile and humanoid robots - sensors and actuators - embedded and mobile devices - robot construction and new materials - robotic system integration - robot software architectures - robot programming environments and languages - real-time and concurrent programming - robot simulators * Perception and Action - distributed sensor integration - sensor noise filtering - real-time image processing and pattern recognition - motion and sensor models - sensory-motor control - robot kinematics and dynamics - high-dimensional motion control * Robotic Cognition and Learning - world modeling - localization, navigation, and mapping - planning and reasoning - decision making under uncertainty - reinforcement learning - complex motor skill acquisition - motion and sensor model learning * Multi-Robot Systems - team coordination methods - communication protocols - learning and adaptive systems - teamwork and heterogeneous agents - dynamic resource allocation - adjustable autonomy * Human-Robot Interaction - human-robot interfaces - speech synthesis and natural language generation - visualization - emotion recognition - human's intent cognition - affect detection and synthesis - robot response to external disturbances - safety and dependability * Education and Edutainment - Robotics and Artificial Intelligence education - educational robotics - robot kits and programming tools - robotic entertainment * Applications - disaster rescue information systems - search and rescue robots - robotic surveillance - service and social robots - robots at home Regards on behalf of the symposium co-chairs Manuala Veloso, Rong Xiong, Sven Behnke and Arnoud Visser Email: robocupsymposium2013 at easychair.org From A.Visser at uva.nl Thu Mar 21 16:38:57 2013 From: A.Visser at uva.nl (Visser, A.) Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:38:57 +0000 Subject: [robocup-nao] RoboCup Symposium 2013 - deadline extended to Friday, March 29 Message-ID: <0963669047ECDE4B9EF137DF26A5E250292E0ED4@MBX04.uva.nl> Dear all, To give a few more days to finalize submissions to the RoboCup Symposium after the extended IROS deadline, we set our submission deadline to Friday March 29th, midnight PST. Submitted papers are limited to 12 pages (regular papers) or 8 pages (new track papers) formatted according to the LNAI requirements (http://www.springer.com/series/1244) and must be electronically submitted through the symposium web site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robocupsymposium2013 All contributions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers using a blind review process. We would like to have submissions from each league. IMPORTANT DATES * Submission of full papers: March 29, 2013 * Notification to authors: May 3, 2013 * Submission of camera-ready copies: May 15, 2013 * RoboCup 2013 Symposium: July 1st, 2013 Regards on behalf of the symposium co-chairs Manuala Veloso, Rong Xiong, Sven Behnke and Arnoud Visser Email: robocupsymposium2013 at easychair.org _______________________________________________ From stefan.tasse at tu-dortmund.de Sat Apr 13 09:29:23 2013 From: stefan.tasse at tu-dortmund.de (Stefan Tasse) Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:29:23 +0200 Subject: [robocup-nao] Fwd: Open Source collection page for SPL In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <51695DB3.9070702@tu-dortmund.de> For everybody who didn't get this mail, yet, as it has only been sent to spl_teams at tzi.de so far. Sorry for dublicates, but I know there are many team members out there who might have very cool code for the Nao and would like to share it with others, but did not know that we have a central page for SPL related open source publications. Well, now you do! ;-) Ah, and by the way, teams which publish their code anyway, either yearly or by using open git/svn repositories are also welcome to get their links on the SPL page. Just send a mail with a short description to: rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org Looking forward to see more content soon! Stefan -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Open Source collection page for SPL Datum: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:28:19 -0500 Von: Katie Genter Antwort an: katie at cs.utexas.edu An: spl_teams at tzi.de Dear SPL Teams, The SPL Technical Committee is creating a new page on the SPL wiki as a place to collect links to code publications. We will not be able to to host anything, but we think it would be useful to provide a central page containing links to the various open sources provided by all teams. If your team has a code publication or other software related to Robocup that you believe might be useful to SPL teams, please send an email to the SPL Technical Committee (rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org). This email should include: - A title for your code publication or software - The contributing team - A few sentences to a paragraph about your code publication or software. We'll be copying this paragraph directly to the web page. - The link to a website with your code publication or software Feel free to send this information whenever you publish code. We'll update the web page (http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/OpenSource) as teams respond. Best regards, Katie Genter On behalf of the SPL Technical Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you have such a hack to submit, please send the following information to the SPL Technical Committee (rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org ). - The hack and any information necessary to use it. - The version(s) of Naoqi it applies to - The contributing team - Any other necessary or useful information Best regards, - Katie On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:28 PM, Katie Genter > wrote: Dear SPL Teams, The SPL Technical Committee is creating a new page on the SPL wiki as a place to collect links to code publications. We will not be able to to host anything, but we think it would be useful to provide a central page containing links to the various open sources provided by all teams. If your team has a code publication or other software related to Robocup that you believe might be useful to SPL teams, please send an email to the SPL Technical Committee (rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org ). This email should include: - A title for your code publication or software - The contributing team - A few sentences to a paragraph about your code publication or software. We'll be copying this paragraph directly to the web page. - The link to a website with your code publication or software Feel free to send this information whenever you publish code. We'll update the web page (http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/OpenSource) as teams respond. Best regards, Katie Genter On behalf of the SPL Technical Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Our 2013 team will be based heavily on our 2012 team, which is available open source at: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~AustinVilla/?p=downloads/source_code_and_binaries The codebase is also documented in a paper to appear in the RoboCup 2013 Symposium proceedings: The 2012 UT Austin Villa Code Release Samuel Barrett, Katie Genter, Yuchen He, Todd Hester, Piyush Khandelwal, Jacob Menashe, and Peter Stone Separate from the source code release, the overall team structure is documented in the RoboCup 2012 proceedings: UT Austin Villa: Standard Platform League World Champions Samuel Barrett, Katie Genter, Yuchen He, Todd Hester, Piyush Khandelwal, Jacob Menashe, and Peter Stone As fully described therein, most of the code is original, created by the UT Austin Villa team, including the following modules: - Vision - Localization - Team coordination - Behavior - Motion primitives We thank all past RoboCup teams for their contributions over the years, in the form of publications and technical reports, from which we have learned in developing our original codebase. We also thank B-Human for their 2011 code release from which we adapt the walking engine and kinematics calculations, and we thank Northern Bites for their aid in interfacing between our code and B-Human's walk engine. As always, our current and past research projects related to RoboCup are documented on the UT Austin Villa team page: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~AustinVilla/ We look forward to seeing all of you next month in Eindhoven! Best Regards, Samuel Barrett, Katie Genter, Yuchen He, Jake Menashe, Joseph Perez, and Peter Stone UT Austin Villa - SPL, 2013 From behnke at cs.uni-bonn.de Tue Jun 11 16:29:52 2013 From: behnke at cs.uni-bonn.de (Sven Behnke) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:29:52 +0200 Subject: [robocup-nao] Call for Participation: International Summer School on Humanoid Soccer Robots 2013 Message-ID: <51B788C0.6050602@cs.uni-bonn.de> Call for Participation ========================================================== International Summer School on Humanoid Soccer Robots 2013 ========================================================== July 22nd ? July 26th, 2013 University of Bonn, Germany * Abstract: The development of humanoid robots able to play soccer is a fundamental challenge problem for robotics and AI. Since the start of the humanoid league in 2002, there have been lots of improvements in humanoid soccer robots hardware and software. This is partially due to the introduction of standard platforms (Nao, DARwIn-OP, NimbRo-OP) and competitions for complex simulated robots (3D Simulation). The objective of the school is to give students deep insights into the currently leading approaches to bipedal locomotion, dynamic motion generation, environment perception, tactics, and team play. Lectures by leading experts will provide the necessary theoretical background for hands-on exercises with humanoid soccer robots. * The program is based on three pillars: -Theory: Ranging from biomechanics, over compliant actuation, control of balance during walking and dynamic motion, robot state estimation, perception of the game situation, behavior control architectures, motion planning, and multi-agent systems. -Case studies: Successful humanoid soccer systems like the Standard Platform League team B-Human and the Humanoid League team NimbRo TeenSize will be presented. -Practical exercises: A soccer field and real humanoid soccer robots (NimbRo-OP, Darwin-OP, Nao) will be provided for hands-on experience. Participants can also bring their own robots. * Speakers: -Armin Hornung, University of Freiburg -Moritz Maus, TU Darmstadt -Christian Ott, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen -Daniel Polani, University of Hertfordshire -Thomas R?fer, DFKI/University of Bremen -Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Italian Institute of Technology, Genova -Pierre-Brice Wieber, INRIA Rh?ne-Alpes * Organizers: -Jacky Baltes, University of Manitoba -Sven Behnke, University of Bonn * Registration: The number of participants is limited. The deadline for advance registration is July 8th. For more information and registration please visit: http://www.ais.uni-bonn.de/Humanoid_Soccer_School * Acknowledgment: The school is supported by The RoboCup Federation From asik.okan at gmail.com Thu Jun 27 00:57:29 2013 From: asik.okan at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?T2thbiBBxZ/EsWs=?=) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 06:57:29 +0200 Subject: [robocup-nao] Team Cerberus announces the use of the B-Human Code Release Message-ID: Dear all, According to the terms of the B-Human Code Release licence, we'd like to announce that the Cerberus will be using the following parts of the B-Human'10 code release: - Walking Engine and required modules to process sensor data - Dynamic kick module - Modified version of ALModule (bhuman.cpp) which communicates with the naoqi API. We thank B-Human for their valuable contribution to SPL. Best Regards, Okan A??k On the behalf of Cerberus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From behnke at cs.uni-bonn.de Fri Jul 5 10:36:02 2013 From: behnke at cs.uni-bonn.de (Sven Behnke) Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:36:02 +0200 Subject: [robocup-nao] Early registration deadline approaching: International Summer School on Humanoid Soccer Robots 2013 Message-ID: <51D6D9D2.602@cs.uni-bonn.de> Dear SPL Teams, I hope you had a safe trip back from RoboCup Eindhoven. Below you find the Call for Participation for the summer school that Jacky Baltes and myself are organizing. Please note that early registration rates are available only until July 8th. Best, Sven. http://www.ais.uni-bonn.de/behnke ========================================================== International Summer School on Humanoid Soccer Robots 2013 ========================================================== http://www.ais.uni-bonn.de/Humanoid_Soccer_School July 22nd ? July 26th, 2013 University of Bonn, Germany * Abstract: The development of humanoid robots able to play soccer is a fundamental challenge problem for robotics and AI. Since the start of the humanoid league in 2002, there have been lots of improvements in humanoid soccer robots hardware and software. This is partially due to the introduction of standard platforms (Nao, DARwIn-OP, NimbRo-OP) and competitions for complex simulated robots (3D Simulation). The objective of the school is to give students deep insights into the currently leading approaches to bipedal locomotion, dynamic motion generation, environment perception, tactics, and team play. Lectures by leading experts will provide the necessary theoretical background for hands-on exercises with humanoid soccer robots. * The program is based on three pillars: -Theory: Ranging from biomechanics, over compliant actuation, control of balance during walking and dynamic motion, robot state estimation, perception of the game situation, behavior control architectures, motion planning, and multi-agent systems. -Case studies: Successful humanoid soccer systems like the Standard Platform League team B-Humanand the Humanoid League team NimbRo TeenSize will be presented. -Practical exercises: A soccer field and real humanoid soccer robots (NimbRo-OP, Darwin-OP, Nao) will be provided for hands-on experience. Participants are also encouraged to bring their own robots. * Speakers: -Armin Hornung, University of Freiburg -Moritz Maus, TU Darmstadt -Christian Ott, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen -Daniel Polani, University of Hertfordshire -Thomas R?fer, DFKI/University of Bremen -Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Italian Institute of Technology, Genova -Pierre-Brice Wieber, INRIA Rh?ne-Alpes * Organizers: -Jacky Baltes, University of Manitoba -Sven Behnke, University of Bonn * Registration: The number of participants is limited. The deadline for advance registration is July 8th. For more information and registration please visit: http://www.ais.uni-bonn.de/Humanoid_Soccer_School * Acknowledgment: The school is supported by The RoboCup Federation. From sxazwzk at gmail.com Wed Jul 24 23:25:39 2013 From: sxazwzk at gmail.com (=?GB2312?B?1ui35w==?=) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:25:39 +0800 Subject: [robocup-nao] I want to get some learning materials Message-ID: I want to learn about nao robot,but i cannot get any documents,web or code. I need help.Thank you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bradh at cse.unsw.edu.au Sun Jul 28 20:19:38 2013 From: bradh at cse.unsw.edu.au (Brad Hall) Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:19:38 +1000 Subject: [robocup-nao] Robots Soccer Action Code In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, The public releases for the RoboCup SPL are at http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/OpenSource Cheers, Brad On 25/07/2013, at 6:13 PM, CCTroy wrote: > hello everyone > I need some information about nao robots soccer action code. > I am looking for a long time on the Internet but did not find. > TY > _______________________________________________ > robocup-nao mailing list > robocup-nao at cc.gatech.edu > https://mailman.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-nao Brad Hall RoboCup SPL Exec bradh at cse.unsw.edu.au From fabioprevitali at tiscali.it Tue Sep 24 09:50:48 2013 From: fabioprevitali at tiscali.it (Fabio Previtali) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:50:48 +0200 Subject: [robocup-nao] Workshop on Active Robot Vision - WARV 2014 Message-ID: Workshop on Active Robot Vision - WARV 2014 http://www.visigrapp.org/WARV.aspx In conjunction with the 9th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - VISIGRAPP 2014 5 - 8 January, 2014 - Lisbon, Portugal CO-CHAIRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Domenico Bloisi Sapienza University of Rome, Italy bloisi at dis.uniroma1.it Federico Tombari University of Bologna, Italy federico.tombari at unibo.it SCOPE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visual perception is a fundamental step for robotic systems. Vision algorithms are used by robotic platforms to accomplish tasks such as navigating the environment and grabbing and manipulating specific objects. However, visual detection and recognition is often affected by limitations like occlusions and viewpoint changes. "Active vision" refers to the possibility of improving visual sensing by collecting information from sensors that can be conveniently moved in space, so as to acquire 3D data, to better deal with occlusions, and to establish relationships between the elements present in the environment. The experience of recent Robocup competitions demonstrates that robots operating in real world settings will be able to accomplish complex tasks only if their ability to carry out semantic perception and mapping is improved. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers in the field of computer vision and robotics for discussing vision-based applications aimed at * object manipulation; * moving objects in order to remove occlusions; * recognizing objects and semantically relevant elements (semantic labeling, object recognition); * detecting people by means of mobile robots or mixed (robot/fixed sensors) networks to cope with occlusions; * exploiting context for object and scene understanding. IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paper Submission: October 8, 2013 Authors Notification: November 11, 2013 Camera Ready and Registration: December 4, 2013 INVITED SPEAKERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manuela M. Veloso, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (USA) Pedro U. Lima, Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon (Portugal) PAPER SUBMISSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at http://www.visigrapp.org/GuidelinesTemplates.aspx#paper_templates Please also check http://www.visigrapp.org/GuidelinesTemplates.aspx#workshop_formats Papers should be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system at http://www.insticc.org/Primoris PUBLICATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary). 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We have several positions open, all based in Boston (MA, USA): - Robot Software Developer (3) - Robot Animator (1) - Pre- and Post- Sales Engineer (1) Full descriptions below. ============= Job Title: Robot Software Developer Job Description: You will be part of small team tasked with developing end-user applications for our interactive humanoid robots. You will face challenging deadlines, so you must be able to learn new tools and skills quickly and work quickly without sacrificing quality. Excellent technical abilities are required, but so is a creative sense of what makes a robot engaging, appealing, and entertaining. Because you will be developing applications for local markets, North American cultural and language fluency is needed, but you will be part of a larger multicultural and international team. The position is based in Boston, but occasional travel for demos, partner meetings, etc. will be required. Occasional duties may include providing technical support to our sales and customer care teams and conducting training for clients or partners. Requirements: * Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or similar * Excellent programming ability, especially Python and C++ * A passion for robotics * Familiarity with Linux; comfort using the Linux command line * Creativity * Fluent in English * Ability to multitask and prioritize, and to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment * U.S. citizen or permanent resident with a U.S. Green Card * Availability to start immediately Desired/Plusses: * A background in robotics, especially humanoid robotics or human-robot interaction * Background in interaction design * A background in web development: Javascript, HTML, CSS, AJAX * Experience developing for mobile, especially Android * Experience using revision control systems (such as Git, Subversion, etc.) * Experience using issue tracking systems (such as Redmine, Trac, etc.) * Comfortable making technical presentations to an audience, including live robot demos * Language skills in French, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, or Portuguese could be a plus. About Aldebaran Robotics: Aldebaran Robotics is a fast-growing, Paris-based company with 400 employees and a mission to create interactive robots for the development and well being of mankind. A pioneer founded in 2005, Aldebaran became popular thanks to its 3,500 NAO humanoid robots sold to research labs and academics around the globe. We?re now taking the humanoid robotics business to the next level with no existing precedent. Multiple positions based in Boston (MA, USA). Please submit resume and letter of motivation by email to Andrew Stout: astout+prog2013 at aldebaran-robotics.com. If contacted for an interview you will be asked to pass a practical exam. ======= Job Title: Robot Animator Job Description: Your primary responsibility will be to create expressive and emotive movements and animations for our interactive humanoid robots. You will be part of small team tasked with developing end-user applications, and you will work closely with software engineers to integrate your animations. You will face challenging deadlines, so you must be able to learn new tools and skills quickly and work quickly without sacrificing quality. A creative sense of what makes a robot engaging, appealing, and entertaining is a must. Because you will be animating robots for local markets, North American cultural and language fluency is needed, but you will be part of a larger multicultural and international team. The position is based in Boston, but occasional travel for demos, partner meetings, etc. may be required. Requirements: * Experience in 3D character animation, for example CG for movies or games * Creativity and a sense of what makes a robot expressive, engaging, and appealing. * A passion for robotics * Fluent in English * Ability to multitask and prioritize, and to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment * U.S. citizen or permanent resident with a U.S. Green Card * Availability to start immediately Desired/Plusses: * Experience in robotics, especially humanoid robotics or human-robot interaction * Experience in keyframe animation * Experience with animation tools such as Maya, 3DS Max or Motion Builder * Programming experience (especially Python) * Background in scriptwriting or interaction design * Performance background (e.g. Theater or Dance) * Experience using revision control systems (such as Git, Subversion, etc.) * Experience using issue tracking systems (such as Redmine, Trac, etc.) * Language skills in French, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, or Portuguese could be a plus. About Aldebaran Robotics: Aldebaran Robotics is a fast-growing, Paris-based company with 400 employees and a mission to create interactive robots for the development and well being of mankind. A pioneer founded in 2005, Aldebaran became popular thanks to its 3,500 NAO humanoid robots sold to research labs and academics around the globe. We?re now taking the humanoid robotics business to the next level with no existing precedent. Position is based in Boston (MA, USA). Please submit resume, letter of motivation, and (a link to) a sample/portfolio of your animation work by email to Andrew Stout: astout+anim2013 at aldebaran-robotics.com. If contacted for an interview you will be asked to pass a practical exam. ====== PRE- & POST- SALES ENGINEER, Americas Region (based in Boston) Aldebaran Robotics is a fast-growing, Paris-based company with 400 employees and a mission to create interactive robots for the development and well being of mankind. Aldebaran?s NAO humanoid robot was named the best robot for education, as judged by the Robot Hall of Fame and Carnegie Mellon University. Over 3,000 NAOs are in service at universities, research centers and high schools around the world, used primarily as a research and teaching platform for computer science, robotics, mathematics and other disciplines. Aldebaran?s robots in coming years will be sold into other markets, such as retail, senior centers, hotels, etc. Role Summary Aldebaran Robotics seeks an engineer to support our critical pre- and post- sales activities. Examples of ?pre-sales? activities include: ? answer prospective customers? technical questions ? prepare videos to persuade customers of the technical capabilities of our robots ? participate in customer sales meetings, webinars and special workshops ? attend university-level conferences and occasionally make technical presentations Examples of ?post-sales? activities include: ? provide technical product training to prospective clients, clients, and business partners ? answer complex technical questions from the installed base of users (basic questions are handled by the customer care team) Additional responsibilities : ? Act as the North American authority on technical questions and product knowledge (HW & SW) ? Communicate with R&D and Marketing to provide customer perspective and market feedback Requirements ? Bachelor's degree in robotics or a related discipline (Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering) ? Programming skills in Python and C++ ? Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to explain highly technical concepts in easily-understandable language ? A passion for robotics ? 2 year?s technical sales support experience in advanced hardware or software technology ? Ability to build strong customer relationships ? Extensive travel required ? Language: Fluent English required. French, Portuguese, Spanish a plus ? US citizen or permanent resident with a US Green Card Position is full-time and based in central Boston at Aldebaran?s office on Congress Street (South Seaport). Competitive salary and commission plan. Attractive benefits package. Please send resum? and letter of motivation to: Eric Stevenson, Director for the Americas, Aldebaran Robotics (estevenson at aldebaran-robotics.com) -- Andrew Stout Boston Studio Manager - Aldebaran Robotics email: astout at aldebaran-robotics.com phone (google voice): (760) 9 DEV NAO == (760) 933-8626 374 Congress St, Suite 505, Boston MA 02210 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Thomas.Roefer at dfki.de Wed Oct 9 12:03:43 2013 From: Thomas.Roefer at dfki.de (=?windows-1252?Q?Thomas_R=F6fer?=) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 18:03:43 +0200 Subject: [robocup-nao] RoboCup German Open 2014: Call for Participation References: <5251CB22.6000503@dr-bredenfeld.de> Message-ID: <478CD066-C012-45B8-891D-DE1773A348D1@dfki.de> Dear SPL teams, please find enclosed the call for participation in the RoboCup German Open 2014. Note that we will have two competitions in the Standard Platform League: the "normal" one, in which each team plays with a full complement of robots, and a drop-in player competition, in which each team only provides a single player for a game. This also allows teams who only have a few NAO robots to participate. Details can be looked up in the new SPL rulebook that will be released soon. I hope to see many of you in Magdeburg! Thomas R?fer (SPL Organizing Chair) Here is the general call: RoboCup German Open 2014 Call for Participation http://www.robocupgermanopen.de 3 ? 5 April 2014 MESSE MAGDEBURG, Germany The RoboCup German Open 2014 will be the 13th open RoboCup competition held in Germany. The event will take place in Magdeburg at MESSE MAGDEBURG. -- RoboCup Major Leagues (International teams) ---------------------- Competitions are offered in the following leagues: - RoboCupSoccer Standard Platform League - RoboCupSoccer Humanoid League (Kid-Size) - RoboCupSoccer Simulation 3D League - RoboCupRescue Robot League - RoboCup @Home League - Logistics League (sponsored by Festo) - RoboCup @Work Demonstration The registration deadline is *** 15 December 2013 ***. Visit http://www.robocupgermanopen.de to register your RoboCup Major League team. Details on the registration (fee, accommodation, rules) are available on the web site. Booking of blocked accommodation with special rates is possible after your registration. The Major Leagues Organising Committee: - Thomas R?fer (Standard Platform League) - Sven Behnke (Humanoid League) - Klaus Dorer, Stefan Glaser (Soccer Simulation 3D League) - S?ren Schwertfeger, Adam Jacoff (Rescue Robot League) - Paul Pl?ger, Dirk Holz (RoboCup @Home League) - Ulrich Karras (Logistics League) - Walter Nowak (RoboCup @Work Demonstration) -- RoboCup Junior (German teams only) ------------------------------- The German RoboCup Junior qualification for RoboCup 2014 is done in two steps. German teams qualify in five local tournaments in Berlin, Hannover, Mannheim, Sankt Augustin and V?hringen for the 14th German RoboCup Junior Championship which is held within the RoboCup German Open. The best Junior teams will qualify for RoboCup 2014 in Brasil. -- Important dates ------------------------------------------------- 15.10.2013 Registration opens 15.12.2013 Registration deadline RoboCup Major teams 15.02.2014 Major League team member names due 01.03.2014 Registration fee due 01.04.2014 Set-Up day Major League teams 02.04.2014 Set-Up day Major League teams 03.04.2014 Competition day (open to public) 04.04.2014 Competition day (open to public) 05.04.2014 Competition day, finals (open to public) Please contact info at robocupgermanopen.de for any questions. See you all again at the 13th RoboCup German Open 2014! Best regards, Ansgar Bredenfeld (Chair RoboCup German Open) RoboCup German Open is organized on behalf of the German RoboCup Committee by Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg and Dr. Bredenfeld UG. Co-operation partners of the technology event are the University of Magdeburg and Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. We thank the following companies which already committed their support: HARTING KGaA MICRO-EPSILON MESSTECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG National Instruments Germany GmbH PHOENIX CONTACT GmbH & Co. KG regiocom GmbH From katie at cs.utexas.edu Wed Nov 13 18:24:16 2013 From: katie at cs.utexas.edu (Katie Genter) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:24:16 -0600 Subject: [robocup-nao] Call for Participation - RoboCup SPL In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The document detailing the possible technical challenges has been posted to the SPL website: http://www.tzi.de/spl/pub/Website/Downloads/Challenges2014.pdf. Teams who apply to participate in RoboCup 2014 SPL should vote for desired technical challenges by responding to the online poll at http://goo.gl/1itolR by December 8th, 2013. Remember that all applications with the (pre-)qualification material must be submitted by November 27, 2013, by email to rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org. - Katie Genter RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League Technical Committee Chair On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Katie Genter wrote: > Call for Applications for Participation > > RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League > www.tzi.de/spl > Jo?o Pessoa, Brazil > Saturday 19th through Friday 25th July 2014 > www.robocup2014.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 2014 will use any H21 > or H25 version of the NAO humanoid robot manufactured by Aldebaran > Robotics. The SPL robot soccer games at RoboCup 2014 will be played between > teams of five robots on a 6m x 9m field. > > The RoboCup 2014 SPL will host three main competitions: a team competition > (similar to the SPL competition in previous years), a drop-in player > competition, and 2-3 technical challenges. The RoboCup 2014 SPL will be > able to host 20 teams which will compete in all three competitions, as well > as at least 4 teams that will compete in just the drop-in player > competition and the technical challenges. All teams will be selected from > the interested parties responding to this call. > > The full rules of RoboCup 2014 SPL are posted on the SPL website. A > document detailing the possible technical challenges will be posted on the > SPL website by November 8, 2013. > > Qualification > ------------- > > All interested teams need to submit an up-to five pages original > qualification document that includes: > > 1. the team name > 2. a statement of commitment to participate in the RoboCup 2014 SPL > 3. the leader(s), the constitution, and the affiliation(s) of the team. > 4. number of each type of NAO used by the team (eg, intend to buy 6 H25 > NAO v4s or currently have 5 H21 V3.3, etc) > 5. preference and willingness to compete in all 3 SPL competitions or just > the drop-in player competition and the technical challenges > 6. a statement of the team's related research interests and planned > activities > 7. a summary of past relevant work and scientific publications > > The written material must be complemented by a link to a video (maximum 5 > min long, uploaded on the team's web site or on some video server) 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. Preference > will be given to teams that use real robots in their video. > > Pre-Qualification > ------------- > > Teams that reached the quarter-finals at RoboCup 2013 will be > pre-qualified for RoboCup 2014, if they submit the following original > qualification document that includes:: > > 1. the team name > 2. a statement of commitment to participate in the RoboCup 2014 SPL > 3. the leader(s), the constitution, and the affiliation(s) of the team > 4. number of each type of NAO used by the team (eg, intend to buy 6 H25 > NAO v4s or currently have 5 H21 V3.3, etc) > 5. preference and willingness to compete in all 3 SPL competitions or just > the drop-in player competition and the technical challenges > 6. a team research report describing their work for RoboCup 2013 > > If a joint 2013 team splits, only one team can be pre-qualified for 2014 > (please, indicate which one). > > Submission and Evaluation > ------------- > > All applications with the (pre-)qualification material must be submitted > by *November 27, 2013*, by email to rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org. > Applications must not be sent to personal SPL TC/OC email addresses and > must not contain video attachments. > > Teams are encouraged to consider joint participation. Joint proposals will > be judged on combined merit. > > Qualification decisions will be announced by December 12th, 2013. > > Robot Acquisition > ------------- > > Aldebaran Robotics will have a special pricing package for teams > participating in the RoboCup SPL Competition. Details will be announced on > the SPL website soon. > > > RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League Technical and Organizing Committees > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie at cs.utexas.edu Sun Nov 17 17:24:43 2013 From: katie at cs.utexas.edu (Katie Genter) Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:24:43 -0600 Subject: [robocup-nao] Call for Participation - RoboCup SPL (robot acquisition details announced) Message-ID: The details regarding the new robot acquisition deal for qualified teams with Aldebaran Robotics is now available at the bottom of the online call for applications: http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Call2014. Note that only qualified teams will be eligible, and that teams may not place orders until after December 15th, 2013. Remember that all applications with the (pre-)qualification material must be submitted by November 27, 2013, by email to rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org. Best regards, - Katie Genter RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League Technical Committee Chair -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lagoudakis at intelligence.tuc.gr Mon Nov 18 06:47:42 2013 From: lagoudakis at intelligence.tuc.gr (Michail G. Lagoudakis) Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:47:42 +0200 Subject: [robocup-nao] Team Kouretes: Release of NAOKinematics Library Message-ID: <5289FE5E.9010501@intelligence.tuc.gr> RoboCup SPL Team Kouretes is pleased to announce the public release of our stand-alone, complete NAO kinematics software library, which is made available from our Github repository: https://github.com/kouretes/NAOKinematics The C++ NAOKinematics library covers Aldebaran Robotics NAO versions H21 and H25, offers the following functions - forward kinematics - inverse kinematics (analytical, closed-form solution) - center-of-mass calculation and can be integrated into any existing C++ software architecture. Details about the Kouretes NAOKinematics library can be found in the following two documents: Kofinas N., Orfanoudakis E., Lagoudakis M.: Complete Analytical Inverse Kinematics for NAO, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ROBOTICA), Lisbon, Portugal, April 2013, pp. 1-6. http://www.nikofinas.com/Publications/Complete_Analytical_Inverse_Kinematics_for_NAO.pdf Kofinas N.: Forward and Inverse Kinematics for the NAO Humanoid Robot, Diploma Thesis, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, July 2012. http://www.nikofinas.com/Projects/KofinasThesis.pdf For questions and/or further information, please contact Nikolaos Kofinas at nikofinas at gmail.com . SPL Team Kouretes School of ECE Tech Univ of Crete Chania, Crete, GREECE www.kouretes.gr From timlaue at informatik.uni-bremen.de Mon Nov 25 02:31:04 2013 From: timlaue at informatik.uni-bremen.de (Tim Laue) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 08:31:04 +0100 Subject: [robocup-nao] Fwd: Call for Participation - RoboCup SPL *** DEADLINE REMINDER *** In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5292FCB8.2090201@informatik.uni-bremen.de> Hi teams, just a short reminder: "All applications with the (pre-)qualification material must be submitted by November 27, 2013, by email to rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org. Applications must not be sent to personal SPL TC/OC email addresses and must not contain video attachments." Best regards, Tim -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Call for Participation - RoboCup SPL Datum: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 12:16:26 -0500 Von: Katie Genter Antwort an: katie at cs.utexas.edu An: spl_teams at tzi.de, robocup-nao at cc.gatech.edu, robocup-worldwide at cc.gatech.edu, robotics-worldwide at usc.edu, euron-dist at iais.fraunhofer.de, ras-learning at lists.csail.mit.edu, all at learning-robots.de, eetn at iit.demokritos.gr, ml-news at googlegroups.com, rl-list at googlegroups.com, uai at engr.orst.edu Kopie (CC): cc: RoboCup OC , RoboCup TC Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League www.tzi.de/spl Jo?o Pessoa, Brazil Saturday 19th through Friday 25th July 2014 www.robocup2014.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 2014 will use any H21 or H25 version of the NAO humanoid robot manufactured by Aldebaran Robotics. The SPL robot soccer games at RoboCup 2014 will be played between teams of five robots on a 6m x 9m field. The RoboCup 2014 SPL will host three main competitions: a team competition (similar to the SPL competition in previous years), a drop-in player competition, and 2-3 technical challenges. The RoboCup 2014 SPL will be able to host 20 teams which will compete in all three competitions, as well as at least 4 teams that will compete in just the drop-in player competition and the technical challenges. All teams will be selected from the interested parties responding to this call. The full rules of RoboCup 2014 SPL are posted on the SPL website. A document detailing the possible technical challenges will be posted on the SPL website by November 8, 2013. Qualification ------------- All interested teams need to submit an up-to five pages original qualification document that includes: 1. the team name 2. a statement of commitment to participate in the RoboCup 2014 SPL 3. the leader(s), the constitution, and the affiliation(s) of the team. 4. number of each type of NAO used by the team (eg, intend to buy 6 H25 NAO v4s or currently have 5 H21 V3.3, etc) 5. preference and willingness to compete in all 3 SPL competitions or just the drop-in player competition and the technical challenges 6. a statement of the team's related research interests and planned activities 7. a summary of past relevant work and scientific publications The written material must be complemented by a link to a video (maximum 5 min long, uploaded on the team's web site or on some video server) 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. Preference will be given to teams that use real robots in their video. Pre-Qualification ------------- Teams that reached the quarter-finals at RoboCup 2013 will be pre-qualified for RoboCup 2014, if they submit the following original qualification document that includes:: 1. the team name 2. a statement of commitment to participate in the RoboCup 2014 SPL 3. the leader(s), the constitution, and the affiliation(s) of the team 4. number of each type of NAO used by the team (eg, intend to buy 6 H25 NAO v4s or currently have 5 H21 V3.3, etc) 5. preference and willingness to compete in all 3 SPL competitions or just the drop-in player competition and the technical challenges 6. a team research report describing their work for RoboCup 2013 If a joint 2013 team splits, only one team can be pre-qualified for 2014 (please, indicate which one). Submission and Evaluation ------------- All applications with the (pre-)qualification material must be submitted by *November 27, 2013*, by email to rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org . Applications must not be sent to personal SPL TC/OC email addresses and must not contain video attachments. Teams are encouraged to consider joint participation. Joint proposals will be judged on combined merit. Qualification decisions will be announced by December 12th, 2013. Robot Acquisition ------------- Aldebaran Robotics will have a special pricing package for teams participating in the RoboCup SPL Competition. Details will be announced on the SPL website soon. RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League Technical and Organizing Committees From timlaue at informatik.uni-bremen.de Wed Nov 27 04:46:17 2013 From: timlaue at informatik.uni-bremen.de (Tim Laue) Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:46:17 +0100 Subject: [robocup-nao] Call for Participation - RoboCup SPL *** FINAL REMINDER *** In-Reply-To: <5292FB19.4000603@dfki.de> References: <5292FB19.4000603@dfki.de> Message-ID: <5295BF69.3010504@informatik.uni-bremen.de> Hi teams, today is the last day for submitting (pre-)qualification material to the SPL TC. So far, we have received applications from the following teams: UT Austin Villa B-Human TJArk Northern Bites rUNSWift Team NUST SPQR MRL UPennalizers HULKs RoboCanes NTU RoboPAL Best regards, Tim Am 25.11.2013 08:24, schrieb Tim Laue: > Hi teams, > > just a short reminder: > > "All applications with the (pre-)qualification material must be > submitted by November 27, 2013, by email to rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org. > Applications must not be sent to personal SPL TC/OC email addresses and > must not contain video attachments." > > Best regards, > > Tim > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Betreff: Call for Participation - RoboCup SPL > Datum: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 12:16:26 -0500 > Von: Katie Genter > Antwort an: katie at cs.utexas.edu > An: spl_teams at tzi.de, robocup-nao at cc.gatech.edu, > robocup-worldwide at cc.gatech.edu, robotics-worldwide at usc.edu, > euron-dist at iais.fraunhofer.de, ras-learning at lists.csail.mit.edu, > all at learning-robots.de, eetn at iit.demokritos.gr, > ml-news at googlegroups.com, rl-list at googlegroups.com, uai at engr.orst.edu > Kopie (CC): cc: RoboCup OC , RoboCup TC > > > > > Call for Applications for Participation > > RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League > www.tzi.de/spl > Jo?o Pessoa, Brazil > Saturday 19th through Friday 25th July 2014 > www.robocup2014.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 2014 > will use any H21 or H25 version of the NAO humanoid robot manufactured > by Aldebaran Robotics. The SPL robot soccer games at RoboCup 2014 will > be played between teams of five robots on a 6m x 9m field. > > The RoboCup 2014 SPL will host three main competitions: a team > competition (similar to the SPL competition in previous years), a > drop-in player competition, and 2-3 technical challenges. The RoboCup > 2014 SPL will be able to host 20 teams which will compete in all three > competitions, as well as at least 4 teams that will compete in just the > drop-in player competition and the technical challenges. All teams will > be selected from the interested parties responding to this call. > > The full rules of RoboCup 2014 SPL are posted on the SPL website. A > document detailing the possible technical challenges will be posted on > the SPL website by November 8, 2013. > > Qualification > ------------- > > All interested teams need to submit an up-to five pages original > qualification document that includes: > > 1. the team name > 2. a statement of commitment to participate in the RoboCup 2014 SPL > 3. the leader(s), the constitution, and the affiliation(s) of the team. > 4. number of each type of NAO used by the team (eg, intend to buy 6 H25 > NAO v4s or currently have 5 H21 V3.3, etc) > 5. preference and willingness to compete in all 3 SPL competitions or > just the drop-in player competition and the technical challenges > 6. a statement of the team's related research interests and planned > activities > 7. a summary of past relevant work and scientific publications > > The written material must be complemented by a link to a video (maximum > 5 min long, uploaded on the team's web site or on some video server) > 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. Preference will be given to teams that use real robots in > their video. > > Pre-Qualification > ------------- > > Teams that reached the quarter-finals at RoboCup 2013 will be > pre-qualified for RoboCup 2014, if they submit the following original > qualification document that includes:: > > 1. the team name > 2. a statement of commitment to participate in the RoboCup 2014 SPL > 3. the leader(s), the constitution, and the affiliation(s) of the team > 4. number of each type of NAO used by the team (eg, intend to buy 6 H25 > NAO v4s or currently have 5 H21 V3.3, etc) > 5. preference and willingness to compete in all 3 SPL competitions or > just the drop-in player competition and the technical challenges > 6. a team research report describing their work for RoboCup 2013 > > If a joint 2013 team splits, only one team can be pre-qualified for 2014 > (please, indicate which one). > > Submission and Evaluation > ------------- > > All applications with the (pre-)qualification material must be submitted > by *November 27, 2013*, by email to rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org > . Applications must not be sent to > personal SPL TC/OC email addresses and must not contain video attachments. > > Teams are encouraged to consider joint participation. Joint proposals > will be judged on combined merit. > > Qualification decisions will be announced by December 12th, 2013. > > Robot Acquisition > ------------- > > Aldebaran Robotics will have a special pricing package for teams > participating in the RoboCup SPL Competition. Details will be announced > on the SPL website soon. > > > RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League Technical and Organizing Committees > > -- _______________________________________________________________ Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Inf. Tim Laue DFKI Bremen Cyber-Physical Systems Cartesium 0.57 Enrique-Schmidt-Str. 5 28359 Bremen http://www.dfki.de www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~timlaue Telefon: +49 (421) 218-64209 Telefax: +49 (421) 218-9864209 E-Mail: Tim.Laue at dfki.de _______________________________________________________________ Deutsches Forschungszentrum fuer Kuenstliche Intelligenz GmbH Trippstadter Strasse 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Wahlster (Vorsitzender) Dr. Walter Olthoff Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Prof. Dr. h.c. Hans A. Aukes Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern, HRB 2313 From dreyes99 at hotmail.com Wed Nov 27 23:08:57 2013 From: dreyes99 at hotmail.com (=?iso-8859-1?B?RGllZ28gTWF1cmljaW8gUmV5ZXMgSGVybuFuZGV6?=) Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 04:08:57 +0000 Subject: [robocup-nao] FW: Material for qualification for RoboCup 2014 In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: From: dreyes99 at hotmail.com To: rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org Subject: FW: Material for qualification for RoboCup 2014 Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 04:05:45 +0000 Hi dear... Might confirm the arrival of my paper, this paper contain information for qualification RoboCup 2014. Please -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: TDP-ROBOCUP-2014ll.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 752380 bytes Desc: not available URL: From timlaue at informatik.uni-bremen.de Fri Dec 6 08:34:22 2013 From: timlaue at informatik.uni-bremen.de (Tim Laue) Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:34:22 +0100 Subject: [robocup-nao] Technical Challenges - Voting Deadline Reminder Message-ID: <52A1D25E.1040408@informatik.uni-bremen.de> Hi teams, just a short reminder (as many teams did not vote yet): > The document detailing the possible technical challenges has been posted to the SPL website: http://www.tzi.de/spl/pub/Website/Downloads/Challenges2014.pdf. Teams who apply to participate in RoboCup 2014 SPL should vote for desired technical challenges by responding to the online poll at http://goo.gl/1itolR by December 8th, 2013. Best regards, Tim From assadn at yahoo.com Sat Dec 7 06:43:41 2013 From: assadn at yahoo.com (Asad Norouzi) Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 03:43:41 -0800 (PST) Subject: [robocup-nao] RoboCup IranOpen 2014: Call For Participation Message-ID: <1386416621.41332.YahooMailNeo@web122006.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> ++++++++++++++++++++++ Apologies for duplicate messages ++++++++++++++++++++ ###########################? Call For Participation ########################## ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? The 9th RoboCup IranOpen Competitions?????????? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? April 07-11, 2014?????????????????? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? Tehran, Iran?????????????????? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ? http://2014.iranopen.ir ##########################? RoboCup IranOpen 2014 ######################## The 9th RoboCup IranOpen competitions will be held in April 07-11, 2014. Having had the experience of 8 years successful organization of these competitions, we look forward to an even more glorious event with more teams competing in this major robotics event from all over the world. Last year we, gladly, had 301 teams from China, Colombia, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Turkey,and United States. ? RoboCup IranOpen is an attempt to further promote AI and Robotics research. These competitions will provide a chance for all researchers to present and share their experiences and achievements. The RoboCup IranOpen 2014 competitions leagues are as follows: * RoboCup Soccer * Humanoid * Middle Size * Small Size * Standard Platform * Soccer 3D Simulation * Soccer 2D Simulation * RoboCupRescue * Rescue Robot * Rescue Simulation * RoboCup at Home * RoboCupJunior * Soccer A Open Weight * Soccer B Open Weight * Soccer B Light Weight * Rescue A Primary * Rescue A Secondary * Rescue B * CoSpace Rescue The RoboCup IranOpen 2014 competitions extra leagues which are not among the official RoboCup leagues: * Deminer Autonomous * Deminer Manual * Deminer Technical Challenge * Senior Demo * Junior Demo Primary * Junior Demo Secondary * IranOpenROV (Radio Operated Vehicles - underwater robots) * IranOpenUAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) Participation: All teams are required to pre-register through the online form available in the website. The pre-registered teams should then submit the relevant qualification materials. Last year 301 teams were qualified from 653 pre-registered teams. Important dates: * Pre-Registration: November 25, 2013 - January 06, 2014 * Submission of qualification materials: December 02, 2013 - January 06, 2014 * Qualification: January 06 - 20, 2014 * Registration: January 06 - 27, 2014 For further information please visit our official website at http://2014.iranopen.ir For inquiries please contact us via the hereunder email addresses: * General Inquiries: info at iranopen.ir * Registration: registration at iranopen.ir * Visa & International Affairs: visa at iranopen.ir * Travel Support: asadollah_norouzi at sp.edu.sg We are now on Google Plus! Please follow us here: https://plus.google.com/113211996972561870891 Regards On behalf of, Iranian RoboCup National Committee RoboCup IranOpen 2014 Organizing Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Thomas.Roefer at dfki.de Sun Dec 8 16:27:12 2013 From: Thomas.Roefer at dfki.de (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Thomas_R=F6fer?=) Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 22:27:12 +0100 Subject: [robocup-nao] RoboCup German Open 2014: Call for Participation (REMINDER DL 15.12.2013) References: <52A436D2.7030505@dr-bredenfeld.de> Message-ID: RoboCup German Open 2014 Call for Participation http://www.robocupgermanopen.de 3 ?- 5 April 2014 MESSE MAGDEBURG, Germany The RoboCup German Open 2014 will be the 13th open RoboCup competition held in Germany. The event will take place in Magdeburg at MESSE MAGDEBURG. -- RoboCup Major Leagues (International teams) ---------------------- Competitions are offered in the following leagues: - RoboCupSoccer Standard Platform League - RoboCupSoccer Humanoid League (Kid-Size) - RoboCupSoccer Simulation 3D League - RoboCupRescue Robot League - RoboCup @Home League - Logistics League (sponsored by Festo) - RoboCup @Work Demonstration The registration deadline is *** 15 December 2013 ***. Visit https://robocupgermanopen.de/en/major/teaminfos to register your RoboCup Major League team. Details on the registration (fee, accommodation, rules) are available on the web site. Booking of blocked accommodation with special rates is possible after your registration. The Major Leagues Organising Committee: - Thomas R?fer (Standard Platform League) - Sven Behnke (Humanoid League) - Klaus Dorer, Stefan Glaser (Soccer Simulation 3D League) - S?ren Schwertfeger, Adam Jacoff (Rescue Robot League) - Paul Pl?ger, Dirk Holz (RoboCup @Home League) - Ulrich Karras (Logistics League) - Walter Nowak (RoboCup @Work Demonstration) -- Important dates ------------------------------------------------- 15.12.2013 Registration deadline RoboCup Major teams 15.02.2014 Major League team member names due 01.03.2014 Registration fee due 01.04.2014 Set-Up day Major League teams 02.04.2014 Set-Up day Major League teams 03.04.2014 Competition day (open to public) 04.04.2014 Competition day (open to public) 05.04.2014 Competition day, finals (open to public) Please contact info at robocupgermanopen.de for any questions. See you all again at the 13th RoboCup German Open 2014! Best regards, Ansgar Bredenfeld (Chair RoboCup German Open) From rbianchi at fei.edu.br Fri Dec 13 13:18:28 2013 From: rbianchi at fei.edu.br (Reinaldo A. da C. Bianchi) Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:18:28 +0000 Subject: [robocup-nao] =?iso-8859-1?q?CFP=3A_RoboCup_Symposium_2014_-_Jo?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=E3o_Pessoa=2C_Brazil=2E?= Message-ID: ******************************************************************** Call for Papers RoboCup International Symposium 2014 Jo?o Pessoa, Brazil July 25th, 2014 http://www.robocup2014.org/ ******************************************************************** OVERVIEW The 18th annual RoboCup International Symposium will be held in conjunction with RoboCup 2014 (July 19-24). The Symposium represents the core meeting for presentation and discussion of scientific contributions to a variety of research areas related to all RoboCup divisions (RoboCupSoccer, RoboCupRescue, RoboCup at Home, RoboCup at Work and RoboCupJunior). Its scope encompasses, but is not restricted to, research and educational activities within the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the symposium offers a unique venue for exploring various and intimate connections of theory and practice across a wide spectrum of research fields. The experimental, interactive, and benchmark character of the RoboCup initiative presents the opportunity to disseminate novel ideas and promising technologies, which are rapidly adopted and field-tested by a large (and still growing) community. SUBMISSION We solicit submissions of papers reporting on high-quality, original research with relevance to the areas mentioned below. All researchers working in these areas, even if not actively participating in RoboCup teams, are urged to submit their work. Both papers describing real-world research and papers reporting theoretical results, as well as combinations thereof, are welcome. We also encourage the submission of high-quality overview articles for any field related to the general scope of RoboCup. The proceedings of the RoboCup International Symposium are published and archived within the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. Submitted papers are limited to 12 pages formatted according to the LNAI requirements (http://www.springer.com/series/1244) and must be electronically submitted through the symposium web site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robocupsymposium2014 All contributions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers using a blind review process. DEVELOPMENT TRACK To encourage open-source releases of hard and software components, a special track on open-source developments will be included in the 2014 RoboCup International Symposium. Contributions to this track are limited to eight pages, formatted according to LNAI requirements. They should include evidence of impact of the released component to the RoboCup community. Review of these contributions will be based on technical contribution and benefit for the RoboCup community. IMPORTANT DATES * Submission of full papers: April 11th, 2014. * Notification to authors: May 23rd, 2014. * Submission of camera-ready copies: June 6th, 2014. * RoboCup 2014 Symposium: July 25th, 2014. SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS * H. Levent Akin, Bogazi?i University * Reinaldo A. C. Bianchi, FEI University * Subramanian Ramamoorthy, University of Edinburgh * Komei Sugiura, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology AREAS OF INTEREST * Robot Hardware and Software - mobile and humanoid robots - sensors and actuators - embedded and mobile devices - robot construction and new materials - robotic system integration - robot software architectures - robot programming environments and languages - real-time and concurrent programming - robot simulators * Perception and Action - distributed sensor integration - sensor noise filtering - real-time image processing and pattern recognition - motion and sensor models - sensory-motor control - robot kinematics and dynamics - high-dimensional motion control * Robotic Cognition and Learning - world modeling - localization, navigation, and mapping - planning and reasoning - decision making under uncertainty - reinforcement learning - complex motor skill acquisition - motion and sensor model learning * Multi-Robot Systems - team coordination methods - communication protocols - learning and adaptive systems - teamwork and heterogeneous agents - dynamic resource allocation - adjustable autonomy * Human-Robot Interaction - human-robot interfaces - speech synthesis and natural language generation - visualization - emotion recognition - human's intent cognition - affect detection and synthesis - robot response to external disturbances - safety and dependability * Education and Edutainment - Robotics and Artificial Intelligence education - educational robotics - robot kits and programming tools - robotic entertainment * Applications - disaster rescue information systems - search and rescue robots - robotic surveillance - service and social robots - robots at home Regards on behalf of the symposium co-chairs. 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Our software is released with its own 3-D simulator. Microsoft Windows, Linux, and OS X are fully supported. Please note that we updated our license. Have fun :-) Team B-Human _______________________________________________________________________ Dr. Thomas R?fer DFKI Bremen Cyber-Physical Systems Cartesium 0.55 Enrique-Schmidt-Str. 5 28359 Bremen, Germany http://www.dfki.de www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~roefer Phone: +49 (421) 218-64200 Fax: +49 (421) 218-9864200 eMail: Thomas.Roefer at dfki.de _______________________________________________________________ Deutsches Forschungszentrum f?r K?nstliche Intelligenz GmbH Firmensitz: Trippstadter Stra?e 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern Gesch?ftsf?hrung: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Wahlster (Vorsitzender) Dr. Walter Olthoff Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Prof. Dr. h.c. Hans A. Aukes Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern, HRB 2313