[robocup-athome] Update

[David Gossow]

Hi all,

I have compiled a detailed list of the changes made to the rulebook in 
it's final version. It contains sentences that have been added or 
changed. As you can see, there are only minor fixes and clarifications.

However, I recommend to carefully read the rule book itself before the 
competition.

Regards,
David

*Predefined objects*

"In a test which involves objects unknown to the robot, these may be 
taken from the set of predefined objects which the team did not choose."

"There are no restrictions on object size, appearance or weight."

*Robots*

"The robot should not permanently make loud noises or use blinding lights."

*Stage System*

"Only the best 50\% of teams advance to Stage II"

*Robot Inspection and Poster Session*

"In the scenario, at a table, there is a delegation of the Technical 
Committee (TC). Both robots have to autonomously approach the table, 
such that they are facing it from a distance of less than 2 meters. 
Then, the robots have to register themselves. One of the robots may do 
the registration for both, which includes a spoken introduction (state 
the name of the team, the name of the robot, furthermore it could say 
where it is from etc.) and optionally handing over the registration form 
to the TC.

The registration should not take more than 2 minutes (per robot). 
Afterwards, the robots are inspected by the TC and have to demonstrate 
that they fulfil the requirements of the competitions, such as showing 
the required emergency button. During the inspection of the robot, the 
team leader then gets a maximum of five minutes for a poster 
presentation and questioning, where the team leaders from the other 
teams can ask questions. The whole procedure should not last more than 7 
minutes per team. This means that if the registration of the robots -- 
including going to the registration desk -- takes longer than 2 minutes 
per robot, the time for the poster session is reduced. The robot may 
leave autonomously during the poster presentation."

*Follow Me*

"If a person from the audience interferes with the robot in a way that 
makes it impossible
to solve the task, the team may repeat the test immediately."

*Go Get It*

"All points can only be given once in this test. If the robot identifies 
an object wrongly, it cannot receive the points for identifying the 
correct object."

*Who's Who & Enhanced Who's Who*

"During the test, only the robot and the guests are inside the scenario.
The door opener will stay behind the door until the robot has left the 
room.
Referees and other personnel will be outside the scenario."

"The room where this test takes place will be announced beforehand."

*Demo Challenge*

"The collaboration is possible even if one of the two teams has not 
reached Stage 2. The team which does not participate in Stage 2 receives 
no points for this test."

*Shopping Mall*

"After retrieving all three objects, the robot is commanded to return to 
the starting position."

"The person guiding the robot should walk in a natural way, e.g. not 
backwards."

"If a person from the audience interferes with the robot in a way that 
makes it impossible to solve the task, the team may repeat the test 
immediately. Otherwise, this test cannot be repeated as there will be 
only a single slot where it can be carried out."

*Finals*

"Each team has a 15 minutes time slot, which is split into two parts:
1. Max. 10min setup, presentation and demo.
2. Max. 5 min questions.

Further,
1. The presentation can be held while setting up.
2. The demonstration takes 5 min or more, which means the setup and 
presentation part takes 5 min or less.

Here, setup means reconfiguring the arena and getting the robot ready. 
Presentation means talking without the robot doing anything. 
Demonstration means that the robot does something and optionally someone 
is making comments on what is happening."
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