<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12pt">Call for Participation</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt">RoboCup 2016 Humanoid League</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.robocuphumanoid.org" target="_blank">http://www.robocuphumanoid.org</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt">June 30th to July 4th, 2016 (Leipzig, Germany)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.robocup2016.org" target="_blank">http://www.robocup2016.org</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">The RoboCup humanoid league is inviting interested teams to apply for participation at the RoboCup 2016 competition in Leipzig, Germany.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">The humanoid league will host competitions in three classes:</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>KidSize: 40 - 90cm robot height (FIFA size 1 ball)</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>TeenSize: 80 - 140cm robot height (FIFA size 3 ball; maximum weight 20kg)</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>AdultSize: 130 - 180cm robot height (FIFA size 5 ball; minimum weight 10kg)</p><p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 0.5in"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">For more detailed class definitions and more information about the humanoid league, please refer to the humanoid league home page at <a href="http://www.robocuphumanoid.org/" target="_blank">http://www.robocuphumanoid.org/</a> and join the humanoid league mailing list at <a href="https://lists.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-humanoid" target="_blank">https://lists.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-humanoid</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">Due to restrictions on the number of teams able to participate at RoboCup 2016, all teams must provide the qualification material described below.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">The technical committee will evaluate the qualification material and select the best teams.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">1) Team Data</p>
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<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Team name</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>URL of the team's home page</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Name of team leader or team contact person</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>E-mail address of team leader or contact person</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Postal address of the team, team leader or contact person</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Competition class: kid or teen or adult size</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">2) Robot Video</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">The first part of the qualification material is a video of your robot demonstrating your team's autonomous soccer playing skills.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">The minimum standard for qualification is:</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>localization of unknown ball position,</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>walking ability towards the ball,</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>robot positioning at the ball for kicking,</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>kicking the ball towards the goal,</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>ability of getting up autonomously from a fall (Kid Size)</p><p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">However, more complex and intelligent behavior of teams of robots demonstrating localization and team play are preferred, particularly recordings from actual soccer matches.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">The qualification video must be supplied as a link to it via <a href="http://www.youtube.com" target="_blank">www.youtube.com</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">The maximum duration of the video is 5 minutes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">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.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in"><b><i>No video means no qualification!</i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in"><b><i> </i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">3) Team Description Paper</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">A team description paper (TDP) must be submitted which</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>fully describes the scientific aspects of your humanoid robot<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>system and your research interests,</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>includes a summary of previous relevant achievements in<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>research and development as well as publications,</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>mentions prior performance in RoboCup competitions,</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>points out enhancements of the robots' hardware or software<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>compared to the previous year,</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>states explicitly whether software from other teams is used<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>and if yes, which parts are used and what the team's own<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>contributions are,</p><p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">The TDP is limited to 8 pages maximum and must be submitted in PDF format. <i>Resubmitting of last year's TDP will prevent qualification</i>. The TDP must follow the LNCS format which can be downloaded from:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in"><a href="http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0" target="_blank">http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">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.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">The quality of the TDP and the robot video will be decisive for qualification. <span style="text-align:justify">Other evaluation criteria include contributions to the RoboCup community by the release of significant papers or software.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in"><span style="text-align:justify">New teams and teams from countries that have not previously taken part in RoboCup competitions may be given priority.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">Teams are encouraged to consider joint participation. Joint proposals will be judged on combined merit.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">4) Letter of commitment</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">A one-page letter addressed to the RoboCup Humanoid League Technical Committee including the following:</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>a statement committing to participate in the<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>RoboCup 2016 Humanoid League competition,</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>a statement committing to make a person with sufficient<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>knowledge of the rules available as a referee during the<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>competition,</p><p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">The letter must be printed, hand-signed by the team leader, digitally scanned and submitted either as a JPG, PNG or PDF file.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">5) Robot Specification</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">A one-page specification (PDF) for each different type of humanoid robot used by the team that includes the followings:</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Robot picture</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Robot name</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Height of the robot</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Weight of the robot</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Walking speed in cm/s</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Number of degrees of freedom and type of motors on each<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>kinematic chain of the robot</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Type of sensors used (incl. type of camera(s))</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Computing unit(s)</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 6pt 27pt"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span>Other specs</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">6) Plagiarism</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">Plagiarism, loosely the unattributed use of other peoples' words, code, and ideas are not tolerated in the RoboCup community. See:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in"> <a href="http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/plagiarism_FAQ.html" target="_blank">http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/plagiarism_FAQ.html</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">for a more detailed description.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">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.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">7) Online Submission</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">All qualification material must be submitted online at</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in"> <a href="http://submission.robocuphumanoid.org/" target="_blank">http://submission.robocuphumanoid.org/</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">8) Deadline</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">Deadline for submission: *** February 5th, 2016 ***</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">Announcement of qualified teams: *** February 28th, 2016 ***</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">9) Publication</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">10) Rules</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">The rules of the RoboCup 2016 Humanoid League are discussed at:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-indent:0.5in"><a href="https://lists.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-humanoid" target="_blank">https://lists.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/robocup-humanoid</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">and will be published at:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-indent:0.5in"><a href="http://www.robocuphumanoid.org/" target="_blank">http://www.robocuphumanoid.org/</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">11) Special Offer: Robotis OP2</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">ROBOTIS (<a href="http://www.robotis.com/" target="_blank">http://www.robotis.com</a>) is offering a special promotion to all teams participating in the 2016 RoboCup Humanoid Kid-size league.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">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.)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">Please note that the quoted prices do not include shipping, tax, any local customs or handling charges.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">Teams interested in this offer should contact ROBOTIS at <a href="mailto:contactus2@robotis.com" target="_blank">contactus2@robotis.com</a> with the promo code (RTS2016DE).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in"><i>This special offer valid for an order made until April 29, 2016.</i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">12) RoboCup fee waiver for new teams</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify">The RoboCup Federation is pleased to introduce a waiver of the team fee for the 2016 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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">With best regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">Soroush Sadeghnejad (OC Chair)<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in">On behalf of Technical and Organization Committees of RoboCup Humanoid League 2016</p></div></div>
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