[robocup-nao] Call for Participation - RoboCup SPL

[Katie Genter]

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 <katie at cs.utexas.edu> wrote:

> Call for Applications for Participation
>
> RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League
> www.tzi.de/spl
> João 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
>
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