[robocup-worldwide] RoboCup 2017 Humanoid League - Call for Participation

[Maike Paetzel]

Dear RoboCup Humanoid teams,

this is just a short reminder that the submission deadline for the 
qualification material ends on December 1st. The reason for having this 
early deadline is to give teams more time to finish visa processes and 
acquire funding for traveling to the world championship. If your team 
has trouble meeting the deadline on December 1st and requires more time 
to prepare the qualification material, please send an email to the 
Humanoid Technical Committee (rc-hl-tc at lists.robocup.org) with an 
indication how much more time you would need for submission.

Kind regards,
Maike Paetzel (OC Chair)

On behalf of Technical and Organization Committees of RoboCup Humanoid 
League 2017


On 10/27/2016 9:08 AM, Maike Paetzel wrote:
> *Call for Participation*
>
> RoboCup 2017 Humanoid League
> http://www.robocuphumanoid.org
>
> July 27th to July 30th, 2017 (Nagoya, Japan)
> http://www.robocup2017.org/
>
> ===========================================================
>
> The RoboCup humanoid league is inviting interested teams to apply for 
> participation at the RoboCup 2017 competition in Nagoya, Japan.
>
> The humanoid league will host competitions in three classes:
>
> * KidSize: 40 – 90cm robot height (FIFA size 1 ball)
> * TeenSize: 80 – 140cm robot height (FIFA size 3 ball; maximum weight 
> 20kg)
> * AdultSize: 130 – 180cm robot height (FIFA size 5 ball; minimum 
> weight 10kg)
>
> For more detailed class definitions and more information about the 
> humanoid league, please refer to the humanoid league home page at 
> http://www.robocuphumanoid.org/ and join the humanoid league mailing 
> list at:
> https://lists.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-humanoid
>
> In KidSize and TeenSize, teams can apply to two different competitions:
>
> * Team Competition – Teams qualified in this competition have to 
> provide a full robot team to compete in the main tournament, starting 
> with a number of round robin games. Teams qualified for the team 
> competition are automatically qualified for the Drop-In competition as 
> well and participation in the Drop-In competition is considered 
> obligatory.
> * Drop-In competition – Teams provide one robot which will compete in 
> mixed teams with robots from other teams.
>
> Due to restrictions on the number of teams able to participate at 
> RoboCup 2017, all teams must provide the qualification material 
> described below. The technical committee will evaluate the 
> qualification material and select the best teams. If you apply for Kid 
> or Teen Size competition, you can provide a preference for what 
> competition you want to compete in. If your qualification for team 
> competition is rejected, the technical committee will consider your 
> application for the Drop-In competition as well.
>
>
> 1.) Team Data
> ------------------------------
>
> * Team name
> * URL of the team’s home page
> * Name of team leader or team contact person
> * E-mail address of team leader or contact person
> * Postal address of the team, team leader or contact person
> * Competition class: kid or teen or adult size
> * For Kid and Teen Size: Competition preference, team competition or 
> drop-in competition
>
> Please note that teams applying for participation in several classes 
> must submit individual application material for each class and pay the 
> appropriate registration fee for each class. At least one team member 
> must register on each team. Furthermore, teams in different classes 
> must be able to compete independently and at the same time.
> For teams qualified in the team competition, the participation in the 
> drop-in games is obligatory. However, additional teams might be 
> qualified for competition in the drop-in competition only.
>
>
> 2.) Robot Video
> ------------------------------
>
> The first part of the qualification material is a video of your robot 
> demonstrating your team’s autonomous soccer playing skills.
>
> The minimum standard for qualification is:
>
> * localization of unknown ball position,
> * walking ability towards the ball,
> * robot positioning at the ball for kicking,
> * kicking the ball towards the goal,
> * ability of getting up autonomously from a fall (Kid Size)
>
> However, more complex and intelligent behavior of teams of robots 
> demonstrating localization and team play are preferred, particularly 
> recordings from actual soccer matches.
>
> The qualification video must be supplied as a link to it via 
> www.youtube.com. The maximum duration of the video is 5 minutes. The 
> qualifying team is responsible to ensure that the video adheres to 
> YouTube’s TOS (especially in regards to music copyright) to prevent 
> the video from being blocked for the reviewers. Videos not viewable by 
> the reviewers may lead to a team not being qualified.
>
> No video means no qualification!
>
>
> 3.) Team Description Paper
> ------------------------------
>
> A team description paper (TDP) must be submitted which
>
> * fully describes the scientific aspects of your humanoid robot system 
> and your research interests,
> * includes a summary of previous relevant achievements in research and 
> development as well as publications,
> * mentions prior performance in RoboCup competitions
> * points out enhancements of the robots’ hardware or software compared 
> to the previous year
> * states explicitly whether software from other teams is used and if 
> yes, which parts are used and what the team’s own contributions are
>
> The TDP is limited to 8 pages maximum and must be submitted in PDF 
> format. Resubmitting of last year’s TDP will prevent qualification.
>
> The TDP must follow the LNCS format which can be downloaded from
> http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0
> Please pay special attention to the “Author guidelines” that you’ll be 
> able to find there. You are expected to follow all LNCS formatting and 
> style guidelines.
>
> The quality of the TDP and the robot video will be decisive for 
> qualification.
>
> Other evaluation criteria include contributions to the RoboCup 
> community by release of significant papers or software.
>
> New teams and teams from countries that have not previously taken part 
> in RoboCup competitions may be given priority.
>
> Teams are encouraged to consider joint participation. Joint proposals 
> will be judged on combined merit.
>
> If a team applies for team competition and the application is 
> rejected, the technical committee considers the application for 
> participating in the drop-in competition as well. In case the team is 
> qualified for drop-in competition, the team will be informed by the 
> technical committee and can decide to participate in the drop-in 
> competition only or withdraw from participation.
>
> All teams qualified in the team competition are expected to 
> participate in the drop-in competition as well.
>
>
> 4.) Letter of commitment
> ------------------------------
>
> A one-page letter addressed to the RoboCup Humanoid League Technical 
> Committee including the following:
>
> * a statement committing to participate in the RoboCup 2017 Humanoid 
> League competition,
> * a statement committing to make a person with sufficient knowledge of 
> the rules available as referee during the competition,
>
> The letter must be printed, hand signed by the team leader, digitally 
> scanned and submitted either as a JPG, PNG or PDF file.
>
> The TC may include the fulfillment of the statement of commitment of 
> participation as well as the performance of the team’s referee in 
> previous RoboCup competitions into consideration for qualification.
>
>
> 5.) Robot Specification
> ------------------------------
>
> A one-page specification (PDF) for each different type of humanoid 
> robot used by the team that includes the followings:
>
> * Robot picture
> * Robot name
> * Height of the robot
> * Weight of the robot
> * Walking speed in cm/s
> * Number of degrees of freedom and type of motors on each kinematic 
> chain of the robot
> * Type of sensors used (incl. type of camera(s))
> * Computing unit(s)
> * Other specs
>
>
> 6.) Plagiarism
> ------------------------------
>
> Plagiarism, loosely the unattributed use of other peoples’ words, 
> code, and ideas is not tolerated in the RoboCup community. See 
> plagiarism_FAQ.html for a more detailed description. The teams and 
> team members that plagiarize other peoples’ work and present it as 
> their own will be disqualified. For a first offense, the team and team 
> members will be banned from RoboCup competition for two years (usually 
> the current and next year). Harsher penalties will be applied to 
> repeat offenders or extremely serious cases of plagiarism. A team may 
> be disqualified at any time for plagiarism, even after the competition 
> has started. RoboCup will not reimburse teams for any expenses related 
> to their disqualification.
>
>
> 7.) Online Submission
> ------------------------------
>
> All qualification material must be submitted online at
> http://submission.robocuphumanoid.org/
>
>
> 8.) Deadline
> ------------------------------
>
> Deadline for submission: December 1st, 2016
>
> Announcement of qualified teams: January 8th, 2017
>
>
> 9.) Publication
> ------------------------------
>
> Please note that after the announcement of the qualified teams the 
> qualification material of the qualified teams will be made publicly 
> available. Teams applying for participation therefore grant the right 
> of publication of their qualification material to the humanoid league.
>
>
> 10.) Rules
> ------------------------------
>
> The rules of the RoboCup 2017 Humanoid League are discussed at 
> https://lists.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-humanoid and will 
> be published at http://www.robocuphumanoid.org/
>
>
> 11.) Special Offer: ROBOTIS
> ------------------------------
>
> ROBOTIS (http://www.robotis.com) is offering a special promotion to 
> all teams participating in the 2017 RoboCup Humanoid Kid-size league. 
> ROBOTIS will be offering a ROBOTIS OP2 for $8,000/USD per unit or 
> $35,000 for 5 units. (EXWORK Korea only) 1-year basic warranty is 
> included (teams should be technically ready for self-maintenance.) 
> Please note that the quoted prices do not include shipping, tax, any 
> local customs or handling charges. Teams interested in this offer 
> should contact ROBOTIS atcontactus2 at robotis.com with the promo code 
> (RTS2017DE).
>
> This special offer valid for an order made until April 29, 2017.
>
>
> 12.) RoboCup fee waiver for new teams
> ------------------------------
>
> The RoboCup Federation is pleased to introduce a waiver of the team 
> fee for the 2017 international RoboCup competition for NEW teams in 
> the major leagues. A NEW team is defined as a team all of whose team 
> members have never participated in an annual international RoboCup 
> competition. The waiver concerns only the team fee and does not imply 
> any waiver of fees for team members.
>
> With kind regards,
> Maike Paetzel (OC Chair)
>
> On behalf of Technical and Organization Committees of RoboCup Humanoid 
> League 2017

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