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Re: [rc-work] [robocup-logistics] [news][RoboCup 2021] 1st Call for Participation: RoboCup Logistics League 2021 (virtual)
by Wataru UEMURA 12 Feb '21

12 Feb '21

Dear all, On Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:47:36 +0000 "Eltester, Niklas Sebastian" <eltester(a)fh-aachen.de> wrote: > The main competition will be played on mock-up machines and on a 5x5m2 field. Mock-up machines can be assembled by the teams, according to the specifications found in the rulebook. > We have split up the full RCLL game into 5 challenges which represent the main difficulties of the normal game, but can be executed on a smaller scale: > > 1. Navigation Challenge, navigating through a given set of waypoints > 2. Exploration Challenge, finding and correctly identifying production machines > 3. Grasping Challenge, robust workpiece manipulation > 5. Markerless Detection, detecting and labeling a machine without the usual AR-Tags At JapanOpen 2020, Logistics League Technical Entry Challenge was be held. The rule of it is similar as above challenges (but not same). I uploaded the videos of its competition at YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8q_p6ft93ph8899IUDv9yyTd1snGKiLJ These movies show full games which include setup phase. In this time, time for setup phase is not 2 or 5 minutes but no limited, because there is no participants at the venue, and at the venue students in Ryukoku University work as the staff in order to control the robots. Now I make the digest version which does not include the setup phase and so on. And after that I will add the English message to them because we use only Japanese. Best Regards, Wataru. ==================== Wataru UEMURA Ryukoku University http://friede.elec.ryukoku.ac.jp/~wataru ====================

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[RoboCup 2021] [URGENT] RoboCup@Work TC/OC
by Asad Norouzi 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Dear RoboCup@Work, As discussed in the online team leaders meeting yesterday, we should form our TC/OC committee immediately. Please complete the form from the link below to submit your nomination to join RoboCup@Work 2021 TC or OC. https://forms.gle/cEaotMRKxh8xoTHG8 We have been reminded last night that we must provide the new rules and plans for the virtual event by the end of January so that the Federation would have enough time to prepare accordingly. Therefore, we are really short on time, and we appreciate your quick response to the form. We would like to receive the nominations by Friday, January 22. We will finalize the nominations over the weekend and hopefully, we can kick off the discussions by next Monday. Let's try to release the rules by the end of January!! Below are the responsibilities of TCs and OCs: Technical Committee: Participate in rules discussion, finalize the changes and release the rulebook, oversee the competition integrity and adherence to the rules. Organizing Committee: Participate in rules discussion (optional), schedule the competitions, plan the infrastructure and logistics, oversee the smoothness of the competition, collect and manage the competition results from the referees. Let us know if you had any questions. Best regards, Asad & Sebastian

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RoboCup 2021 - RoboCup@Work
by Asad Norouzi 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Dear RoboCup@Work Teams, Happy New Year! We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a great and healthy 2021. It is now confirmed that RoboCup 2021 in Bordeaux has been canceled. The RoboCup Federation has informed us that there will not be a physical RoboCup 2021, but there will be a virtual RoboCup 2021! Although we feel very unfortunate that we will not be able to gather with our Robots in 2021, we are very excited about the virtual event. In fact, we are confident that we will have a successful competition as we have already held a virtual event during vRCAP 2021. We are counting on every team to come together and help make it a remarkable event. The preliminary plan is to hold the competition within every team's arena (lab) where the robot's performance is broadcasted with at least two cameras. Prior to each round, the participating team will explain the task that the robot will be completing. The points are awarded based on the initial presentation and the robot's actual performance. We plan to run the competition in three days with two runs per day. The above is just a draft plan, details and confirmed settings will be reflected in the league's rulebook soon. Before we decide about the arena details, we need to know how many teams are planning to participate and their available space and arena materials. As such, we would like to ask all teams to fill in a survey form by clicking the link below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VfaiseoMvR9VC2ploCl3p6jdPUuQIVMtVO1… We also would like all team leaders and team members (optional) to participate in a virtual meeting to discuss vRoboCup 2021 in more detail. Therefore, please fill in your availability in the Doodle link below so we can try to choose a date that would be convenient to most of us. https://doodle.com/poll/338vmw74yrnheizz?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link Please respond to the survey and Doodle as soon as possible. Feel free to reach out to me or Sebastian if you had any questions/concerns. Best regards, Asad & Sebastian

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Virtual RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2020 (VRCAP 2020): 2nd Call for Participation
by Asad Norouzi 18 Aug '20

18 Aug '20

##################### 2nd Call for Participation ################### The Virtual RoboCup Asia-Pacific (VRCAP 2020) Competition 8 – 12 October 2020 ONLINE 2020.robocupap.org ################ Virtual RoboCup Asia Pacific 2020 ################ The Virtual RoboCup Asia-Pacific (VRCAP) Competition will be held online, 8-12 October 2020. *Leagues* The Virtual RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2020 (VRCAP 2020) competition leagues are as follows: *RoboCupSoccer:* - Soccer 2D Simulation *RoboCup@Home:* - RoboCup@Home Simulation (TBC) *RoboCupRescue:* - Rescue Simulation (TBC) *RoboCupIndustrial:* - RoboCup@Work *RoboCupJunior:* - Soccer - Lightweight Primary - Lightweight Secondary - Open - Rescue - Rescue Line Primary - Rescue Line Secondary - Rescue Maze Primary - Rescue Maze Secondary - Rescue Simulation Primary - Rescue Simulation Secondary - OnStage - Preliminary Primary - Preliminary Secondary - Advanced Secondary *RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Challenges* The VRCAP 2020 Organizing Committee will be organizing RCAP Industry Sponsored Leagues and RCAP Challenges. The RCAP Challenges will be as follows: - RCAP CoSpace Grand Prix Challenge - RCAP CoSpace Rescue Challenge - RCAP Junior Humanoid *Participation* All teams (including RC Junior teams) are required to register through the online registration form here: http://2020.robocupap.org/registration *Important dates* - Regular Registration: 01 - 21 August 2020 - Late Registration: 22 - 28 August 2020 For more information please visit our official website at http://2020.robocupap.org/ For inquiries please contact us via the hereunder email addresses: General Enquiries: office(a)robocupap.org Registration: registration(a)robocupap.org Regards, RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Office Virtual RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2020 (VRCAP 2020) Organizing Committee

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Virtual RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2020 (VRCAP 2020): Call for Participation
by Asad Norouzi 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

####################### Call for Participation ##################### The Virtual RoboCup Asia-Pacific (VRCAP 2020) Competition 8 – 12 October 2020 ONLINE 2020.robocupap.org ################ Virtual RoboCup Asia Pacific 2020 ################ The Virtual RoboCup Asia-Pacific (VRCAP) Competition will be held online, 8-12 October 2020. *Leagues* The Virtual RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2020 (VRCAP 2020) competition leagues are as follows: *RoboCupSoccer:* - Soccer 2D Simulation *RoboCup@Home:* - RoboCup@Home Simulation (TBC) *RoboCupRescue:* - Rescue Simulation (TBC) *RoboCupIndustrial:* - RoboCup@Work *RoboCupJunior:* - Soccer - Lightweight Primary - Lightweight Secondary - Open - Rescue - Rescue Line Primary - Rescue Line Secondary - Rescue Maze Primary - Rescue Maze Secondary - Rescue Simulation Primary - Rescue Simulation Secondary - OnStage - Preliminary Primary - Preliminary Secondary - Advanced Secondary *RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Challenges* The VRCAP 2020 Organizing Committee will be organizing RCAP Industry Sponsored Leagues and RCAP Challenges. The RCAP Challenges will be as follows: - RCAP CoSpace Grand Prix Challenge - RCAP CoSpace Rescue Challenge - RCAP Junior Humanoid *Participation* All teams (including RC Junior teams) are required to register through the online registration form here: http://2020.robocupap.org/registration *Important dates* - Regular Registration: 01 - 21 August 2020 - Late Registration: 22 - 28 August 2020 For more information please visit our official website at http://2020.robocupap.org/ For inquiries please contact us via the hereunder email addresses: General Enquiries: office(a)robocupap.org Registration: registration(a)robocupap.org Regards, RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Office Virtual RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2020 (VRCAP 2020) Organizing Committee

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Call for participation - RoboCup Industrial at the RoboCup Asia Pacific 2020
by Wataru UEMURA 29 Jun '20

29 Jun '20

Dear all, I'm sorry to send the information about RoboCup Asia Pacific 2020. Pre-Registration is already opened. Please see our website for the details. https://robocupap2020.org/eng/registration.html Asia Pacific 2020 will have RoboCupIndustrial both RoboCup@Work and RoboCupLogistics. Of course I think the COVID-19 will become big affect to this event. The committee including local organizing committee will discuss the postpone. But the meeting date is about June. And the deadline of the pre-registration is 25th May. I think it is difficult to make the decision for the participation without the schedule information. But please fill in the registration form before the deadline. Please contact me if you have any questions or comments. P.S. World Robot Summit, which was planned as the simultaneous holding, was already postponed. I need some new referees for WRS, so I will give you the request as the referees after decision about the new schedule, If you are interested in WRS referees, please contact me. https://worldrobotsummit.org/en/wrs2020/challenge/industrial/assembly.html Best Regards, Wataru. ==================== Wataru UEMURA Ryukoku University http://friede.elec.ryukoku.ac.jp/~wataru ====================

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IMPORTANT Qualification Announcement for RoboCup 2020
by Asad Norouzi 04 Mar '20

04 Mar '20

Dear RoboCup@Work Teams, We are pleased to announce the qualified teams for the RoboCup@Work league of RoboCup 2020! It was great news for our community to see a number of new teams joining our league. The qualification process this year was very difficult given the increase in the number of teams and also trying to make room for new teams to join our league. Therefore, please read the following details very carefully. We decided to qualify teams in two categories: 1) Qualified 2) Conditionally Qualified The qualified teams will receive the registration code shortly and can proceed with registering their team for RoboCup 2020! The conditionally qualified teams will have to send an additional qualification video showing that their robot is able to autonomously navigate an arena. Below is the list of QUALIFIED teams in alphabetical order: 1. AutonOHM 2. b-it-bots 3. CRT 4. LUHbots 5. MRL@WORK 6. RED 7. Robo-Erectus@Work 8. RoboHub Eindhoven 9. Team robOTTO 10. YRA Below is the list of CONDITIONALLY QUALIFIED teams in alphabetical order: 1. ARC - 218 2. Democritus Industrial Robotics 3. Nutnappers 4. TUF_bots 5. TYROLICS We have not set any hard deadline for the 5 conditionally qualified teams to submit a video of their robot autonomously navigating an arena. However, these teams should pay attention to RoboCup 2020 registration deadlines and provide us with their video so they would be able to register in time for early registration or regular registration. Please send your video to this email address. We expect a link to view/download the video. Please do not send your file as attachment. The 10 qualified teams will receive an email within the next few days that contains the registration code. The email will be sent to the email address provided in the pre-registration form. If you think that your team's name should have been in either of the above lists, please contact us immediately. If you have any question/doubt about the additional qualification video, please contact us immediately. Thank you to all teams for your great efforts so far. We look forward to seeing all 15 teams in RoboCup 2020. Regards, RoboCup@Work EXEC Committee

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EXTENDED DEADLINE: RoboCup 2020 - RoboCup@Work Call for Participation
by Asad Norouzi 17 Feb '20

17 Feb '20

*Apologies for duplicate messages*Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2020 - RoboCup at Work https://2020.robocup.org Bordeaux, France Tuesday 23rd through Monday 29th June 2020 RoboCup at Work: Competing for the Factory of the Future RoboCup at Work is a league and competition in RoboCup that targets the use of robots in work-related, industrial scenarios. It aims to foster research and development that enables the use of innovative mobile robots equipped with advanced manipulators for current and future industrial applications, where robots cooperate with human workers for complex tasks ranging from manufacturing, automation, and parts handling up to general logistics. The RoboCup at Work league is characterized by an industrial appealing environment composed of industrial objects such as screws and nuts, shelves, containers, platforms of various sizes and networked automation devices such as conveyor belts, drilling machines, and others. The actual competition tasks to be performed in the environment are defined in a set of so-called tests. Each test addresses various mobile manipulation capabilities such as grasping, transportation, precision placement, and visual servoing. The full rules of RoboCup at Work as well as further technical details are posted on the RoboCup at Work website. Participation in the Competition All teams that intend to participate in the competition have to perform the following steps: 1. Submission of qualification material, including a Team Description Paper and possibly additional material like videos or drawings 2. Final registration (qualified teams only) Qualification The qualification process serves a dual purpose: It should allow the Technical Committee to assess the safety of the robots a team intends to bring to a competition, and it should allow to rank teams according to a set of evaluation criteria in order to select the most promising teams for a competition, if not all interested teams can be permitted. The TC will select the qualified teams according to the qualification material provided by the teams. The evaluation criteria will include: - Team description paper - Relevant scientific contribution/publications - The professional quality of robot and software - Novelty of approach - Relevance to industry - Performance in previous competitions - Contribution to RoboCup at Work league, e.g. by -- Organization of events -- Provision and sharing of knowledge - Team web site Team Description Paper The Team Description Paper (TDP) is a central element of the qualification process and has to be provided by each team as part of the qualification process. The TDP should at least contain the following information in the author/title section of the paper: - Name of the team (title) - Team members (authors), including the team leader - Link to the team web site - Contact information - The body of the TDP should contain information on the following: -- focus of research/research interest -- a description of the hardware, including an image of the robot(s) -- a description of the software, esp. the functional and software architectures -- innovative technology (if any) -- reusability of the system or parts thereof -- applicability and relevance to industrial tasks -- usage of components (software or hardware) developed by other RoboCup at Work teams The team description paper should cover in detail the technical and scientific approach, while the team web site should be designed for a broader audience. Both the web site and the TDP have to be written in English. All TDPs must be written using the following template: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/springer-lecture-notes-in-computer… Submission and Evaluation All applications with the qualification material must be submitted by February 23rd, 2020 through the following online form: https://forms.gle/1ZiXQzU7nxJfBVvR8 Qualified teams will be tentatively announced by March 13th, 2020. Best Regards, The RoboCup at Work Committees

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CFP: RoboCup 2020 - RoboCup@Work Call for Participation
by Asad Norouzi 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

*Apologies for duplicate messages*Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2020 - RoboCup at Work https://2020.robocup.org Bordeaux, France Tuesday 23rd through Monday 29th June 2020 RoboCup at Work: Competing for the Factory of the Future RoboCup at Work is a league and competition in RoboCup that targets the use of robots in work-related, industrial scenarios. It aims to foster research and development that enables the use of innovative mobile robots equipped with advanced manipulators for current and future industrial applications, where robots cooperate with human workers for complex tasks ranging from manufacturing, automation, and parts handling up to general logistics. The RoboCup at Work league is characterized by an industrial appealing environment composed of industrial objects such as screws and nuts, shelves, containers, platforms of various sizes and networked automation devices such as conveyor belts, drilling machines, and others. The actual competition tasks to be performed in the environment are defined in a set of so-called tests. Each test addresses various mobile manipulation capabilities such as grasping, transportation, precision placement, and visual servoing. The full rules of RoboCup at Work as well as further technical details are posted on the RoboCup at Work website. Participation in the Competition All teams that intend to participate in the competition have to perform the following steps: 1. Submission of qualification material, including a Team Description Paper and possibly additional material like videos or drawings 2. Final registration (qualified teams only) Qualification The qualification process serves a dual purpose: It should allow the Technical Committee to assess the safety of the robots a team intends to bring to a competition, and it should allow to rank teams according to a set of evaluation criteria in order to select the most promising teams for a competition, if not all interested teams can be permitted. The TC will select the qualified teams according to the qualification material provided by the teams. The evaluation criteria will include: - Team description paper - Relevant scientific contribution/publications - The professional quality of robot and software - Novelty of approach - Relevance to industry - Performance in previous competitions - Contribution to RoboCup at Work league, e.g. by -- Organization of events -- Provision and sharing of knowledge - Team web site Team Description Paper The Team Description Paper (TDP) is a central element of the qualification process and has to be provided by each team as part of the qualification process. The TDP should at least contain the following information in the author/title section of the paper: - Name of the team (title) - Team members (authors), including the team leader - Link to the team web site - Contact information - The body of the TDP should contain information on the following: -- focus of research/research interest -- a description of the hardware, including an image of the robot(s) -- a description of the software, esp. the functional and software architectures -- innovative technology (if any) -- reusability of the system or parts thereof -- applicability and relevance to industrial tasks -- usage of components (software or hardware) developed by other RoboCup at Work teams The team description paper should cover in detail the technical and scientific approach, while the team web site should be designed for a broader audience. Both the web site and the TDP have to be written in English. All TDPs must be written using the following template: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/springer-lecture-notes-in-computer… Submission and Evaluation All applications with the qualification material must be submitted by February 14th, 2020 through the following online form: https://forms.gle/1ZiXQzU7nxJfBVvR8 Qualified teams will be tentatively announced by March 6th, 2020. Best Regards, The RoboCup at Work Committees

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RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) 2019: Pre-registration Extended!
by Asad Norouzi 02 Sep '19

02 Sep '19

######################## 2nd Call for Participation ##################### The 3rd RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP 2019) Competition and Symposium 6 – 10 November 2019, Competition 11 November 2019, Symposium Moscow, Russia http://www.robocupap2019.org ###################### RoboCup Asia Pacific 2019 ###################### The 3rd RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Competition and Symposium will be held in Moscow, Russia, 6-11 November 2019. This is the third official RoboCup Super Regional event in the Asia-Pacific region. *The pre-registration deadline has been extended to the 8th of September.* *Leagues* The RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2019 (RCAP 2019) competition leagues are as follows: *RoboCupSoccer:* - Humanoid Leagues - Kid Size - Small Size League - Standard Platform League *RoboCup@Home:* - RoboCup@Home Education *RoboCupIndustrial:* - RoboCup@Work *RoboCupJunior:* - Soccer - Lightweight Primary - Lightweight Secondary - Open - Rescue - Rescue Line Primary - Rescue Line Secondary - Rescue Maze Primary - Rescue Maze Secondary - Rescue Simulation Primary - Rescue Simulation Secondary - OnStage - Preliminary Primary - Preliminary Secondary - Advanced Secondary *RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Challenges* The RCAP 2019 Organizing Committee will be organizing RCAP Industry Sponsored Leagues and RCAP Challenges. The RCAP Challenges will be as follows: - RCAP CoSpace Grand Prix Challenge - RCAP CoSpace Rescue Challenge - RCAP Junior Humanoid - RCAP RoboCup@Home Education - RCAP Junior @Home Education - RTC Cup *Participation* All teams (including RC Junior teams) are required to pre-register through the online form here: https://forms.gle/ENjvpQnFH7Gqbwmt8 The pre-registered teams are required to submit the relevant qualification materials as per the leagues requirements. Teams are requested to contact their league’s technical committee for more information about submission of qualification materials. Junior teams must take note that they should also submit a Team Description Paper (TDP). *Important dates* - Pre-Registration: 12 August – 08 September, 2019 - Announcement of qualified teams: 15 September, 2019 - Regular Registration: 16 September – 06 October, 2019 For further information please visit our official website at http://www.robocupap2019.org For inquiries please contact us via the hereunder email addresses: General Enquiries and Travel Support: rusrcap(a)gmail.com Registration, Competition, Leagues: moscow2019(a)robocupap.org Regards, RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Office RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2019 (RCAP 2019) Organizing Committee

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RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) 2019: Call For Participation
by Asad Norouzi 15 Aug '19

15 Aug '19

######################## Call for Participation ######################### The 3rd RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP 2019) Competition and Symposium 6 – 10 November 2019, Competition 11 November 2019, Symposium Moscow, Russia http://www.robocupap2019.org ###################### RoboCup Asia Pacific 2019 ###################### The 3rd RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Competition and Symposium will be held in Moscow, Russia, 6-11 November 2019. This is the third official RoboCup Super Regional event in the Asia-Pacific region. *Leagues* The RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2019 (RCAP 2019) competition leagues are as follows: *RoboCupSoccer:* - Humanoid Leagues - Kid Size - Small Size League - Standard Platform League *RoboCup@Home:* - RoboCup@Home Education *RoboCupIndustrial:* - RoboCup@Work *RoboCupJunior:* - Soccer - Lightweight Primary - Lightweight Secondary - Open - Rescue - Rescue Line Primary - Rescue Line Secondary - Rescue Maze Primary - Rescue Maze Secondary - Rescue Simulation Primary - Rescue Simulation Secondary - OnStage - Preliminary Primary - Preliminary Secondary - Advanced Secondary *RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Challenges* The RCAP 2019 Organizing Committee will be organizing RCAP Industry Sponsored Leagues and RCAP Challenges. The RCAP Challenges will be as follows: - RCAP CoSpace Grand Prix Challenge - RCAP CoSpace Rescue Challenge - RCAP Junior Humanoid - RCAP RoboCup@Home Education - RCAP Junior @Home Education - RTC Cup *Participation* All teams (including RC Junior teams) are required to pre-register through the online form here: https://forms.gle/ENjvpQnFH7Gqbwmt8 The pre-registered teams are required to submit the relevant qualification materials as per the leagues requirements. Teams are requested to contact their league’s technical committee for more information about submission of qualification materials. Junior teams must take note that they should also submit a Team Description Paper (TDP). *Important dates* - Pre-Registration: 12 August – 01 September, 2019 - Announcement of qualified teams: 15 September, 2019 - Regular Registration: 16 September – 06 October, 2019 For further information please visit our official website at http://www.robocupap2019.org For inquiries please contact us via the hereunder email addresses: General Enquiries and Travel Support: rusrcap(a)gmail.com Registration, Competition, Leagues: moscow2019(a)robocupap.org Regards, RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Office RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2019 (RCAP 2019) Organizing Committee

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RoboCup 2019 updated Refbox and some arena changes
by Asad Norouzi 25 Jun '19

25 Jun '19

Dear Teams! I hope that your preparations are going well! Please note that the Refbox has been updated based on the rules changes. You can test the latest version from the Github source ( https://github.com/industrial-robotics/atwork_central_factory_hub) The heights for 5cm, 10cm, and 15cm stations will be a little different in Sydney as the organizers were unable to provide the exact heights. However, the variations will still be within the ranges defined in the rulebook. There will be some minor variations in the walls heights and widths as well but these should not pose any problem for the teams. The TCs and OCs wish everyone luck and see you all soon in Sydney!! Best Regards, Asad

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Research funding opportunity
by Martinez Ramirez, Luz Maria 24 Apr '19

24 Apr '19

Dear @Work teams, RobMoSys’s main goal is to create and consolidate an EU Digital Industrial Platform for Robotics to establish a common methodology for model-based software development, improve tools and foster interoperability by model interchange and composability. The Open Calls for Contributions to RobMoSys is one of the means implemented to achieve this goal. During the course of RobMoSys project runtime, a new Open Call will offer you the possibility to contribute to the RobMoSys ecosystem with great research funding opportunities. The second RobMoSys Open Call is scheduled to close on May 7th, 2019. (extended deadline!) The selected projects will be ready to start in autumn 2019. A budget of 2,55 Mio € is available for cascaded funding. More information in https://robmosys.eu/open-call-2/. "Get involved NOW! in the RobMoSys Community Forum: discourse.robmosys.eu" Luz Martínez Technische Universität München Department of Informatics VI Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Embedded Systems Schleißheimer Str. 90a 85748 Garching bei München Germany Telefon | Phone: +49 89 289-18071 Office: 0.018 http://www6.in.tum.de/

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Re: [rc-work] Alternative to YouBot
by Alex Moriarty 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

I made a change to the RuleBook in 2017, after seeing the Toyota HSR in RoboCup Japan as part of the RoboCup@Home TC/OC. https://github.com/robocup-at-work/rulebook/pull/23 At the time, I did a quick search for "off-the-shelf" robots which were available, and found: 1. Fetch Robotics: Fetch 2. Toyota HSR 3. PAL Robotics TIAGo 4. Robotnik RB-1 DISCLOSURE: at the time of changing the rules, I did not work for any of these companies, now I do, which is how I've ranked the list. Another platform, which is too large for robocup@work, is the Kinova Movo, but worth mentioning because it's dual arm, and has a tone of space for adding/upgrading computers. The rule change was discussed at the time, that we were preemptively just selecting a larger size constraint, to prevent losing any interested teams, but that the rules could be updated in the future if needed to. The main limitation now, is that all of the existing teams which have YouBots, which have very restricted arm range, and therefore the shelves and platform heights will continue to be small until they're changed over. There may be other options now: https://robots.ieee.org/ *Alexander Moriarty | * *Sr Robotics EngineerOpen Source Community Manager* *Fetch Robotics, Inc.* 2811 Orchard Parkway <https://maps.google.com/?q=2811+Orchard+Parkway+San+Jose,+CA+95134&entry=gm…> San Jose, CA 95134 <https://maps.google.com/?q=2811+Orchard+Parkway+San+Jose,+CA+95134&entry=gm…> amoriarty(a)fetchrobotics.com Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/fetchrobotics> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/fetchrobotics> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandermoriarty/> On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 5:43 PM Alexander Moriarty < alexander.moriarty(a)brsu.de> wrote: > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > B.CS. Alexander Moriarty > Research Staff > > Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology B-IT > Dahlmannstraße 2, 53113 Bonn, Germany > www.b-it-center.de > > Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University > Department of Computer Science > Grantham-Allee 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany > www.inf.h-brs.de > > > Email: alexander.moriarty(a)brsu.de > Web: http://mas-group.inf.h-brs.de > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Kaupp, Tobias <tobias.kaupp(a)fhws.de> > Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 14:52 > Subject: [rc-work] Alternative to YouBot > To: rc-work(a)lists.robocup.org <rc-work(a)lists.robocup.org> > > > Hi Robocup@Work people, > > > > I’m considering to start a new team in the RoboCupIndustrial league, > either Logistics or @Work. > > > > I read that the Kuka YouBot was discontinued a while ago. Are there any > off-the-shelf alternatives which fulfil the rule book requirements? Or do > people need to build their own robot in the future? > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > Regards, Tobias > > > > _____________________________________________ > > > [image: cid:image001.png@01D3E068.ED1F04D0] > > *Prof. Dr. Tobias Kaupp* > Digital Production and Robotics > > > > 📞 +49 9721 940-8597 > ✉️ tobias.kaupp(a)fhws.de > > > > Raum 12.E.05 > > > > Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften > > Würzburg-Schweinfurt > > Fakultät Elektrotechnik > > > > Ignaz-Schön-Str. 11 > 97421 Schweinfurt > > > > www.fhws.de > > http://facebook.fhws.de > > > * _____________________________________________* > > > _______________________________________________ > rc-work mailing list > rc-work(a)lists.robocup.org > http://lists.robocup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rc-work >

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Alternative to YouBot
by Kaupp, Tobias 21 Mar '19

21 Mar '19

Hi Robocup@Work people, I’m considering to start a new team in the RoboCupIndustrial league, either Logistics or @Work. I read that the Kuka YouBot was discontinued a while ago. Are there any off-the-shelf alternatives which fulfil the rule book requirements? Or do people need to build their own robot in the future? Thanks for your help! Regards, Tobias _____________________________________________ [cid:image001.png@01D3E068.ED1F04D0] Prof. Dr. Tobias Kaupp Digital Production and Robotics 📞 +49 9721 940-8597 ✉️ tobias.kaupp(a)fhws.de<mailto:tobias.kaupp@fhws.de> Raum 12.E.05 Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Würzburg-Schweinfurt Fakultät Elektrotechnik Ignaz-Schön-Str. 11 97421 Schweinfurt www.fhws.de<http://www.fhws.de/> http://facebook.fhws.de<http://facebook.fhws.de/> _____________________________________________

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RoboCup@Work Qualified Teams for RoboCup 2019
by Asad Norouzi 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

Dear all, I am pleased to inform you that the following teams have been qualified for RoboCup 2019: Team names in alphabetical order: - AutonOHM - b-it-bots - Fontys@Work - LUHbots - MRL@Work - Robo-Erectus@Work - robOTTO - YRA I will send you the registration code in separate email to team leaders. Best regards, On behalf of EXEC/TC/OC

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[REMINDER] RoboCup 2019 - RoboCup@Work Call for Pre-registration
by Asad Norouzi 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

*Apologies for duplicate messages* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2019 - RoboCup at Work https://2019.robocup.org Sydney, Australia Tuesday 2nd through Monday 8th July 2019 RoboCup at Work: Competing for the Factory of the Future ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RoboCup at Work (https://atwork.robocup.org) is a league and competition in RoboCup that targets the use of robots in work-related, industrial scenarios. It aims to foster research and development that enables the use of innovative mobile robots equipped with advanced manipulators for current and future industrial applications, where robots cooperate with human workers for complex tasks ranging from manufacturing, automation, and parts handling up to general logistics. The RoboCup at Work league is characterized by an industrial appealing environment composed of industrial objects such as screws and nuts, shelves, containers, platforms of various sizes and networked automation devices such as conveyor belts, drilling machines, and others. The actual competition tasks to be performed in the environment are defined in a set of so-called tests. Each test addresses various mobile manipulation capabilities such as grasping, transportation, precision placement, and visual servoing. The full rules of RoboCup at Work as well as further technical details are posted on the RoboCup at Work website. Participation in the Competition ------------------------------------------- All teams that intend to participate in the competition have to perform the following steps: 1) Submission of qualification material, including a Team Description Paper and possibly additional material like videos or drawings 2) Final registration (qualified teams only) Qualification ------------------- The qualification process serves a dual purpose: It should allow the Technical Committee to assess the safety of the robots a team intends to bring to a competition, and it should allow to rank teams according to a set of evaluation criteria in order to select the most promising teams for a competition, if not all interested teams can be permitted. The TC will select the qualified teams according to the qualification material provided by the teams. The evaluation criteria will include: - Team description paper - Relevant scientific contribution/publications - The professional quality of robot and software - Novelty of approach - Relevance to industry - Performance in previous competitions - Contribution to RoboCup at Work league, e.g. by -- Organization of events -- Provision and sharing of knowledge - Team web site Team Description Paper ----------------------------------- The Team Description Paper (TDP) is a central element of the qualification process and has to be provided by each team as part of the qualification process. The TDP should at least contain the following information in the author/title section of the paper: - Name of the team (title) - Team members (authors), including the team leader - Link to the team web site - Contact information - The body of the TDP should contain information on the following: -- focus of research/research interest -- description of the hardware, including an image of the robot(s) -- description of the software, esp. the functional and software architectures -- innovative technology (if any) -- reusability of the system or parts thereof -- applicability and relevance to industrial tasks -- usage of components (software or hardware) developed by other RoboCup at Work teams The team description paper should cover in detail the technical and scientific approach, while the team web site should be designed for a broader audience. Both the web site and the TDP have to be written in English. Submission and Evaluation --------------------------------------- All applications with the qualification material must be submitted by February 15th, 2019 through the following online form: https://goo.gl/forms/xIQkh8g8npeDyKir2 Qualification decisions will be tentatively announced by March 4th, 2019. Best regards, The RoboCup at Work Technical and Organizing Committees

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Rulebook 2019 is released!
by Asad Norouzi 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

Dear all! Please be informed that the RoboCup@Work rulebook for RoboCup 2019 is now available for download. You can download it from our league's website ( https://atwork.robocup.org). REMINDER: Do not forget to pre-register your team for RoboCup 2019 by February 15! If any team needs an extension for pre-registration, please let me know ASAP. Best regards, Asad

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CFP: RoboCup 2019 - RoboCup@Work Call for Pre-registration
by Asad Norouzi 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

*Apologies for duplicate messages* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2019 - RoboCup at Work https://2019.robocup.org Sydney, Australia Tuesday 2nd through Monday 8th July 2019 RoboCup at Work: Competing for the Factory of the Future ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RoboCup at Work is a league and competition in RoboCup that targets the use of robots in work-related, industrial scenarios. It aims to foster research and development that enables the use of innovative mobile robots equipped with advanced manipulators for current and future industrial applications, where robots cooperate with human workers for complex tasks ranging from manufacturing, automation, and parts handling up to general logistics. The RoboCup at Work league is characterized by an industrial appealing environment composed of industrial objects such as screws and nuts, shelves, containers, platforms of various sizes and networked automation devices such as conveyor belts, drilling machines, and others. The actual competition tasks to be performed in the environment are defined in a set of so-called tests. Each test addresses various mobile manipulation capabilities such as grasping, transportation, precision placement, and visual servoing. The full rules of RoboCup at Work as well as further technical details are posted on the RoboCup at Work website. Participation in the Competition ------------------------------------------- All teams that intend to participate in the competition have to perform the following steps: 1) Submission of qualification material, including a Team Description Paper and possibly additional material like videos or drawings 2) Final registration (qualified teams only) Qualification ------------------- The qualification process serves a dual purpose: It should allow the Technical Committee to assess the safety of the robots a team intends to bring to a competition, and it should allow to rank teams according to a set of evaluation criteria in order to select the most promising teams for a competition, if not all interested teams can be permitted. The TC will select the qualified teams according to the qualification material provided by the teams. The evaluation criteria will include: - Team description paper - Relevant scientific contribution/publications - The professional quality of robot and software - Novelty of approach - Relevance to industry - Performance in previous competitions - Contribution to RoboCup at Work league, e.g. by -- Organization of events -- Provision and sharing of knowledge - Team web site Team Description Paper ----------------------------------- The Team Description Paper (TDP) is a central element of the qualification process and has to be provided by each team as part of the qualification process. The TDP should at least contain the following information in the author/title section of the paper: - Name of the team (title) - Team members (authors), including the team leader - Link to the team web site - Contact information - The body of the TDP should contain information on the following: -- focus of research/research interest -- description of the hardware, including an image of the robot(s) -- description of the software, esp. the functional and software architectures -- innovative technology (if any) -- reusability of the system or parts thereof -- applicability and relevance to industrial tasks -- usage of components (software or hardware) developed by other RoboCup at Work teams The team description paper should cover in detail the technical and scientific approach, while the team web site should be designed for a broader audience. Both the web site and the TDP have to be written in English. Submission and Evaluation --------------------------------------- All applications with the qualification material must be submitted by February 15th, 2019 through the following online form: https://goo.gl/forms/xIQkh8g8npeDyKir2 Qualification decisions will be tentatively announced by March 4th, 2019. Best regards, The RoboCup at Work Technical and Organizing Committees

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RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) 2018: 2nd Call For Participation
by Asad Norouzi 07 Sep '18

07 Sep '18

######################## Call for Participation ######################### The 2nd RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP 2018) Competition and Symposium 5 – 9 December 2018, Competition 10 December 2018, Symposium Kish, Iran http://www.robocupap2018.org ###################### RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2018 ###################### The 2nd RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Competition and Symposium will be held in Kish, Iran, 5-10 December 2018. This is the second official RoboCup Super Regional event in the Asia Pacific region. *Leagues* The RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2018 (RCAP 2018) competition leagues are as follows: *RoboCupSoccer:* - Humanoid Leagues - Kid Size - Teen Size - Adult Size - Middle Size League - Small Size League - Standard Platform League - Simulation League 2D - Simulation League 3D *RoboCupRescue:* - Rescue Robot League - Rescue Simulation League - Rescue Simulation Agent - Rescue Simulation Virtual Robot *RoboCup@Home:* - RoboCup@Home Open Platform - RoboCup@Home Social Standard Platform - RoboCup@Home Domestic Standard Platform *RoboCupIndustrial:* - RoboCup@Work - RoboCup Logistics *RoboCupJunior:* - Soccer - Lightweight Primary - Lightweight Secondary - Open - Rescue - Rescue Line - Rescue Maze - CoSpace - Primary - Secondary - OnStage - Primary - Secondary *RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Challenges* The RCAP 2018 Organizing Committee will be organizing RCAP Industry Sponsored Leagues and RCAP Challenges. The RCAP Challenges will be as follows: - RCAP CoSpace Grand Prix Challenge - Primary - Secondary - RCAP CoSpace Rescue Challenge - Primary - Secondary - University - RCAP CoSpace Logistics Challenge - Primary - Secondary - University - RCAP SSL Challenge - Secondary - University - RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Trial Leagues - UAV - ROV *Participation* All teams (including RC Junior teams) are required to pre-register through the online form available in the website ( https://robocupap2018.org/?page_id=10). The pre-registered teams should then submit the relevant qualification materials as per the leagues requirements. Teams are requested to contact their league’s technical committee for more information about submission of qualification materials. Junior teams must take note that they should also submit a Team Description Paper (TDP). More details can be found in the website soon. *Important dates* - Pre-Registration: 21 August – 21 September, 2018 - Announcement of qualified teams: 01 October, 2018 - Early Registration: 01 October – 15 October, 2018 (not available for RC Junior teams) - Regular Registration: 16 October – 16 November, 2018 - Late Registration: 17 November – 30 November, 2018 NOTE: No team registration will be accepted after 16 November 2018 For further information please visit our official website at http://www.robocupap2018.org For inquiries please contact us via the hereunder email addresses: General Enquiries: info(a)robocupap2018.org Registration, Competition, Leagues, Travel Support: registration(a)robocupap.org Regards, RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Office RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2018 (RCAP 2018) Organizing Committee

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RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) 2018: Call For Participation
by Asad Norouzi 28 Aug '18

28 Aug '18

######################## Call for Participation ######################### The 2nd RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP 2018) Competition and Symposium 5 – 9 December 2018, Competition 10 December 2018, Symposium Kish, Iran http://www.robocupap2018.org ###################### RoboCup Asia Pacific 2018 ###################### The 2nd RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Competition and Symposium will be held in Kish, Iran, 5-10 December 2018. This is the second official RoboCup Super Regional event in the Asia Pacific region. *Leagues* The RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2018 (RCAP 2018) competition leagues are as follows: *RoboCupSoccer:* - Humanoid Leagues - Kid Size - Teen Size - Adult Size - Middle Size League - Small Size League - Standard Platform League - Simulation League 2D - Simulation League 3D *RoboCupRescue:* - Rescue Robot League - Rescue Simulation League - Rescue Simulation Agent - Rescue Simulation Virtual Robot *RoboCup@Home:* - RoboCup@Home Open Platform - RoboCup@Home Social Standard Platform - RoboCup@Home Domestic Standard Platform *RoboCupIndustrial:* - RoboCup@Work - RoboCup Logistics *RoboCupJunior:* - Soccer - Lightweight Primary - Lightweight Secondary - Open - Rescue - Rescue Line - Rescue Maze - CoSpace - Primary - Secondary - OnStage - Primary - Secondary *RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Challenges* The RCAP 2018 Organizing Committee will be organizing RCAP Industry Sponsored Leagues and RCAP Challenges. The RCAP Challenges will be as follows: - RCAP CoSpace Grand Prix Challenge - Primary - Secondary - RCAP CoSpace Rescue Challenge - Primary - Secondary - University - RCAP CoSpace Logistics Challenge - Primary - Secondary - University - RCAP SSL Challenge - Secondary - University - RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Demonstrations - UAV - ROV *Participation* All teams (including RC Junior teams) are required to pre-register through the online form available in the website ( https://robocupap2018.org/?page_id=10). The pre-registered teams should then submit the relevant qualification materials as per the leagues requirements. Teams are requested to contact their league’s technical committee for more information about submission of qualification materials. Junior teams must take note that they should also submit a Team Description Paper (TDP). More details can be found in the website soon. *Important dates* - Pre-Registration: 21 August – 7 September, 2018 - Announcement of qualified teams: 15 September, 2018 - Early Registration: 15 September – 15 October, 2018 (not available for RC Junior teams) - Regular Registration: 16 October – 16 November, 2018 - Late Registration: 17 November – 30 November, 2018 NOTE: No team registration will be accepted after 16 November 2018 For further information please visit our official website at http://www.robocupap2018.org For inquiries please contact us via the hereunder email addresses: General Enquiries: info(a)robocupap2018.org Registration, Competition, Leagues, Travel Support: registration(a)robocupap.org Regards, RoboCup Asia Pacific (RCAP) Office RoboCup Asia Pacific 2018 (RCAP 2018) Organizing Committee

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RoboCup@Work Rules & Competition Feedback
by Asad Norouzi 10 Aug '18

10 Aug '18

Dear all, I hope those who participated in RoboCup 2018 have had a good rest. We missed all of you who could not attend the competition. On behalf of Execs/TCs/OCs, I would like ask you all to complete a feedback/survey form about the competition and rules. This would help us to enhance our league's rules as well as the organization of the competition. Those who did not attend the competition are also encouraged to submit the form. Please use this link to access the form: https://goo.gl/forms/ejvB7cnRHgXrROgv1 Looking forward to hearing your great suggestions and constructive feedback. Best regards, Asad On behalf of RoboCup@Work Execs/TCs/OCs

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Fwd: [rc-work-oc] Fwd: MathWorks RoboCup Updates -- April 2018
by Daniele Evangelista 09 May '18

09 May '18

Dear @Work RoboCuppers, I would like to share with you this MathWorks newsletter. Sorry for duplicates. Daniele ---- Hello RoboCup Major league participants, Here are the latest news from *MathWorks*: a Global Sponsor of RoboCup. *MATLAB Release 2018a is Now Available!** *If your team already has a license, download R2018a here <https://www.mathworks.com/downloads/>*.* Otherwise, have your advisor or team leader request a complimentary license for your RoboCup <https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/robocup.html> team. New capabilities include: * 2D lidar SLAM [online example <https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/examples/implement-online-simultane…>] [offline example <https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/examples/implement-simultaneous-loc…>] + 2D/3D SLAM back-end using pose graph optimization * Simulink blocks for manipulator algorithms [Rethink Sawyer example <https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/examples/perform-safe-trajectory-tr…>] * 3D Occupancy maps <https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/ref/robotics.occupancymap3d-class.h…> * Performance improvements for reading rosbag files into MATLAB as structures <https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/ref/readmessages.html> * Point cloud processing: Euclidean clustering <https://www.mathworks.com/help/vision/ref/pcsegdist.html> and normal-distribution transform (NDT) registration algorithm <https://www.mathworks.com/help/vision/ref/pcregisterndt.html> * Image Labeler App <https://www.mathworks.com/help/vision/ref/imagelabeler-app.html> for semantic segmentation ground truth labeling * Many new deep learning features <https://www.mathworks.com/help/nnet/release-notes.html> and GPU Coder improvements for neural networks <https://www.mathworks.com/help/gpucoder/release-notes.html> * Simulink simulation pacing <https://www.mathworks.com/help/simulink/ug/simulation-pacing.html> with wall clock *Featured Robotics Arena Examples* Here are the new 2018 examples featured on the MATLAB and Simulink Robotics Arena <https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/roboticsarena.html>.** *Robot Manipulator algorithms*[Files <https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/65316-matlab-and-simul…>] [Blog + Video, Part 1 <https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2018/04/11/robot-manipulation-par…>] [Blog + Video, Part 2 <https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2018/04/25/robot-manipulation-par…>] /Learn how to perform kinematic and dynamic analysis of robot manipulators, as well as create high- and low-level control algorithms, with MATLAB and Simulink./// *Mobile Robotics Simulation Toolbox*[Files <https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/66586-mobile-robotics-…>] [Video <https://www.mathworks.com/videos/matlab-and-simulink-robotics-arena-getting…>] /Download our latest toolbox for 2D kinematics, sensor modeling, and visualization of robotic vehicles with MATLAB and Simulink./ *Getting Started with MATLAB, Simulink, and ROS*[Files <https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/64534-getting-started-…>] [Blog + Videos <https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2017/11/08/matlab-simulink-ros/>] /Learn how Robotics System Toolbox can help you prototype algorithms in MATLAB and Simulink, as well as automatically deploy standalone ROS nodes./ *Walking Robot Modeling and Simulation*[Files <https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/64227-matlab-and-simul…>] [Blog + Videos <https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2017/10/11/walking-robot-modeling…>] /Learn how to model legged robots, build detailed joint actuator models, and optimize walking trajectory simulations with MATLAB and Simulink./ *Talk to Us!* We will be at the RoboCup German Open <https://www.robocupgermanopen.de/> and RoboCup 2018 <http://www.robocup2018.com/>. Come say “hi” to us at the MathWorks booths. You can also reach us at roboticsarena(a)mathworks.com <mailto:roboticsarena@mathworks.com> or on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/RoboticsArena/>. Sincerely, *Sebastian Castro* Education Technical Evangelist – Student Competitions The MathWorks, Inc. msra <https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/roboticsarena.html> Join the MATLAB and Simulink Robotics Arena : Video Series <https://www.mathworks.com/RoboticsArena>| Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/RoboticsArena/>| Blog <https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/category/robotics/> Sign up for complimentary training : Computer Vision <https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/computer-vision-tra…>| Physical Modeling <https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/physical-modeling-t…>

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Rulebook 2018
by Asad Norouzi 18 Apr '18

18 Apr '18

Dear all! I hope your preparation for RoboCup 2018 is going well. Please be reminded to download the latest version of the rules that will be used in RoboCup 2018. You can access the rulebook here: http://www.robocupatwork.org/rules.html See you in Montreal! Best Regards, RoboCup At Work Technical Committee

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Call for Participation - RoboCup 2018 RoboCup@Work League
by Asad Norouzi 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

----------------------------------------------------- Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2018 - RoboCup at Work http://robocup2018.org/ Montreal, Canada Saturday 16th through Friday 22nd June 2018 RoboCup at Work: Competing for the Factory of the Future ----------------------------------------------------- RoboCup at Work is a league and competition in RoboCup that targets the use of robots in work-related, industrial scenarios. It aims to foster research and development that enables use of innovative mobile robots equipped with advanced manipulators for current and future industrial applications, where robots cooperate with human workers for complex tasks ranging from manufacturing, automation, and parts handling up to general logistics. The RoboCup at Work league is characterized by an industrial appealing environment composed of industrial objects such as screws and nuts, shelfs, containers, platforms of various sizes and networked automation devices such as conveyor belts, drilling machines and others. The actual competition tasks to be performed in the environment are defined in a set of so-called tests. Each test addresses various mobile manipulation capabilities such as grasping, transportation, precision placement and visual servoing. The full rules of RoboCup at Work as well as further technical details are posted on the RoboCup at Work website. Participation in the Competition -------------------------------- All teams that intend to participate at the competition have to perform the following steps: 1.) Submission of qualification material, including a team description paper and possibly additional material like videos or drawings 2.) Final registration (qualified teams only) Qualification ------------- The qualification process serves a dual purpose: It should allow the Technical Committee to assess the safety of the robots a team intent to bring to a competition, and it should allow to rank teams according to a set of evaluation criteria in order to select the most promising teams for a competition, if not all interested teams can be permitted. The TC will select the qualified teams according to the qualification material provided by the teams. The evaluation criteria will include: - Team description paper - Relevant scientific contribution/publications - Professional quality of robot and software - Novelty of approach - Relevance to industry - Performance in previous competitions - Contribution to RoboCup at Work league, e.g. by -- Organization of events -- Provision and sharing of knowledge - Team web site Team Description Paper ---------------------- The Team Description Paper (TDP) is a central element of the qualification process and has to be provided by each team as part of the qualification process. The TDP should at least contain the following information in the author/title section of the paper: - Name of the team (title) - Team members (authors), including the team leader - Link to the team web site - Contact information - The body of the TDP should contain information on the following: -- focus of research/research interest -- description of the hardware, including an image of the robot(s) -- description of the software, esp. the functional and software architectures -- innovative technology (if any) -- reusability of the system or parts thereof -- applicability and relevance to industrial tasks -- usage of components (software or hardware) developed by other RoboCup at Work teams The team description paper should cover in detail the technical and scientific approach, while the team web site should be designed for a broader audience. Both the web site and the TDP have to be written in English. Submission and Evaluation ------------------------- All applications with the qualification material must be submitted by January 31st, 2018 through the following online form: https://goo.gl/forms/Mf7hxnbvD7bpwoRr2 Qualification decisions will be announced by February 15th, 2018. Best regards, The RoboCup at Work Technical and Organizing Committees

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