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Second Submission Follow up - RoboCup@Work Evaluation Status
by Team RoboManipal 22 Apr '25

22 Apr '25

Respected sir, We hope this message finds you well. We are Team RoboManipal from Manipal Institute of Technology, writing to kindly follow up regarding the second results of RoboCup@Work. As per your instructions, we have made the required changes and emailed the updated files to you. We would greatly appreciate any updates on the status of the results at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to your response. Regards, *Pratyush Agrawal* *Team Manager, Team RoboManipal * *+91 7600309171* <https://www.instagram.com/techtatvamit/> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/saumyaa-t-s-263a16285?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_…>

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RoboCup 2025 Qualified Teams
by Asad Norouzi 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Dear RC@Work Teams and Participants! Please find below important information regarding participating teams for RoboCup@Work 2025 in Brazil. We had 12 pre-registered teams as follows (in alphabetical order): - Atena Team, Brazil - Auriga, Iran - autonOhm, Germany - b-it-bots, Germany - FBOT@Work, Brazil - GIM, Brazil - Mountaineers@Work, USA - RoboFEI@Work, Brazil - RoboHub Eindhoven, The Netherlands - SWOT, Germany - Team RoboManipal, India - UruBots, Uruguay RC@Work TCs have qualified the following 10 teams (in alphabetical order): - Atena Team, Brazil - Auriga, Iran - autonOhm, Germany - b-it-bots, Germany - FBOT@Work, Brazil - GIM, Brazil - Mountaineers@Work, USA - RoboFEI@Work, Brazil - SWOT, Germany - UruBots, Uruguay The rejected teams will receive an email shortly with an explanation about the reasons for not being accepted. They are given a second chance to refine their qualification materials for re-consideration. Some of the accepted teams will also receive an email shortly requesting them to adjust a few things to avoid disqualification during the competition. Congratulations to all the qualified teams! Looking forward to seeing you all in Brazil! On behalf of Execs & TCs

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RoboCup@Work 2025: Call for Participation
by Asad Norouzi 22 Jan '25

22 Jan '25

Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2025 – RoboCup at Work https://2025.robocup.org Venue: Salvador, Brazil Tuesday, July 15th through Monday, July 21st, 2025 RoboCup at Work: Competing for the Factory of the Future RoboCup at Work is a league of the RoboCup competition that replicates the use of robots in autonomous, industrial scenarios. It aims to promote research and development that enables the use of innovative mobile robots with advanced manipulators for cutting-edge industrial applications. Such applications include complex tasks ranging from manufacturing, automation, and parts handling to general logistics, as well as interaction with human workers. The RoboCup at Work league is characterized by an industrial environment. This consists of manipulation objects including nuts and bolts, arena elements such as shelves, bins, and platforms of different sizes, and networked automation devices like conveyor belts and drilling machines. 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 serving. The complete rules of RoboCup@Work as well as further technical details are (will be) posted on the RoboCup@Work website (https://atwork.robocup.org). Participation in the Competition All teams that intend to participate in the competition have to perform the following steps: 1. Submission of qualification materials including a Team Description Paper and a video of their robot performance. Details are below. 2. Final registration (qualified teams only) Qualification The qualification process serves a dual purpose: It should allow the Technical Committee (aka TC) to assess the safety of the robots a team intends to bring to the competition, and it should allow ranking 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 materials provided by the teams. The evaluation criteria will include: - Team description paper - Relevant scientific contributions/publications - The professional quality of the 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 and/or provision and sharing of knowledge - The quality of the robot's performance of a task (selected by the team) shown in a video - Team website 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 website - Contact information The body of the TDP should contain information on the following: - the 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 the technical and scientific approach in detail, while the team website should be designed for a broader audience. Both the website and the TDP have to be 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, 2025 through the following online form: https://forms.gle/hWNyHRHbzAZJbJgHA Qualified teams will be tentatively announced by March 10th, 2025. Important Links of RoboCup@Work League Official Website: https://atwork.robocup.org Discord: https://discord.gg/WaBHRdZq LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14158849/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/communities/1606361981937754115 Mailing List: https://lists.robocup.org/mm/lists/rc-work.lists.robocup.org/ Regards, RoboCup@Work EC/TC/OC

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Beginner Team asking for Help
by Otávio Leite 17 Jul '24

17 Jul '24

Hi! My name is Otávio Leite, I am a Computer Science undergraduate student in Federal University of Uberlândia, in Brazil. I am the captain of the Roboforge Robotics team, and we have participated regularly for a few years now in the CBR/LARC (Brazilian Robotics Competition / Latin American Robotics Competition: https://cbr.robocup.org.br). My team is very interested in getting to know more about the @Work league, and we would like to ask if there is a communication channel that teams are using for now! I've checked the discord link in the official website, but it seems to be invalid right now... Can I get some help with that? I'm also interested on watching the 2024 competition through the youtube live streams at the RoboCup Live channel, but it seems that it doesn't have a stream dedicated do @Work league. Does it have another channel, or something that I missed? Thanks in advance! Greetings, Otávio Leite

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RoboCup@Work 2024 - List of Pre-registered Teams
by Asad Norouzi 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

Hi everyone, Please find below the list of the pre-registered teams for RoboCup@Work 2024. Let me know ASAP if you have pre-registered and don't see your team in the list. - Auriga - AutonOhm - b-it-bots - DEMOCRITUS INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS - Robo-Erectus@Work - Robohub Eindhoven - robOTTO - S.R.B - Team Robotics & Circuits - UNSW@Work Regards, Asad On behalf of EXEC/TC/OC

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RoboCup@Work 2024: Call for Participation
by Asad Norouzi 07 Feb '24

07 Feb '24

Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2024 – RoboCup at Work https://2024.robocup.org Venue: Eindhoven, The Netherlands Monday, July 15th through Monday, July 22nd, 2024 RoboCup at Work: Competing for the Factory of the Future RoboCup at Work is a league of the RoboCup competition that replicates the use of robots in autonomous, industrial scenarios. It aims to promote research and development that enables the use of innovative mobile robots with advanced manipulators for cutting-edge industrial applications. Such applications include complex tasks ranging from manufacturing, automation, and parts handling to general logistics, as well as interaction with human workers. The RoboCup at Work league is characterized by an industrial environment. This consists of manipulation objects including nuts and bolts, arena elements such as shelves, bins, and platforms of different sizes, and networked automation devices like conveyor belts and drilling machines. 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 serving. The complete rules of RoboCup@Work as well as further technical details are (will be) posted on the RoboCup@Work website (https://atwork.robocup.org). Participation in the Competition All teams that intend to participate in the competition have to perform the following steps: 1. Submission of qualification materials including a Team Description Paper and a video of their robot performance. Details are below. 2. Final registration (qualified teams only) Qualification The qualification process serves a dual purpose: It should allow the Technical Committee (aka TC) to assess the safety of the robots a team intends to bring to the competition, and it should allow ranking 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 materials provided by the teams. The evaluation criteria will include: - Team description paper - Relevant scientific contributions/publications - The professional quality of the 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 and/or provision and sharing of knowledge - The quality of the robot's performance of a task (selected by the team) shown in a video - Team website 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 website - Contact information The body of the TDP should contain information on the following: - the 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 the technical and scientific approach in detail, while the team website should be designed for a broader audience. Both the website and the TDP have to be 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 March 3rd, 2024 through the following online form: https://forms.gle/iaJnpiWKjCXpCnC49 Qualified teams will be tentatively announced by March 18th, 2024. Important Links of RoboCup@Work League Official Website: https://atwork.robocup.org Discord: https://discord.gg/WaBHRdZq LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14158849/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/communities/1606361981937754115 Mailing List: https://lists.robocup.org/mm/lists/rc-work.lists.robocup.org/ Regards, RoboCup@Work EC/TC/OC

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RoboCup@Work Rulebook 2023 Released
by Asad Norouzi 07 Apr '23

07 Apr '23

Hi, The rulebook for RoboCup@Work 2023 has been released. You can download the latest version from here: https://atwork.robocup.org/rc2023/ Best Regards, Asad

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[Updated] RoboCup 2023 - RoboCup@Work Qualified Teams
by Asad Norouzi 07 Apr '23

07 Apr '23

Hi, Please find below the updated list of the qualified teams for RoboCup@Work 2023. - autonOHM - b-it-bots - Democritus Industrial Robotics (DIR) - I.K.I.U - LUHbots - RoboErectus@Work - Robohub Eindhoven - robOTTO - SRC@Work - SWOT Congratulations to all the qualified teams! Looking forward to seeing you all in Bordeaux!

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Job offering: Professor Mobile Robotics
by Niebler, Christine, Prof. Dr. 03 Apr '23

03 Apr '23

Hi all, the "Ohm Technische Hochschule Nürnberg" has an open positon as a professor for "Mobile Robotics". Further details regarding prerequisits can found on the website: https://karriere.service.th-nuernberg.de/jobposting/68174967499b7155138ba58… Feel free to forward this offering. We are happy to receive your application! Prof. Dr. Christine Niebler -- Prof. Dr. Christine Niebler Technische Hochschule Nürnberg - Georg Simon Ohm Keßlerplatz 12 90489 Nürnberg Germany https://www.th-nuernberg.de/person/niebler-christine/

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IKIU Robotic Qualification
by فرحان دائمی 25 Mar '23

25 Mar '23

Dear Sir We have compeleted our qualification materials as you mentioned in previous email. As a matter of fact the video that we uploaded for qualification was produced with our old robot and our new robot platform were not ready yet in that time. Now our new robot is ready and we prepared a new video of our robots functions and abilities which is available down below. On the other hand we also checked our website and realized that our domain is expired and is not reachable till our "Norouz" vacation is over. So until then we are using a new domain which you can access with the link below. We tried so hard to prepare ourselvs for this competition and still doing our best to meet the needs. Please inform us if there is any additional document or material required for the qualification proccess. Hope to see you in Robocup 2023Best RegardsIKIU Robotic Team IKIU Robotic Website: IKIU Robotics | | | | IKIU Robotics | | | IKIU Qualification Video: IKIU_Robotic_2023.mp4 | | | | | | | | | | | IKIU_Robotic_2023.mp4 | | |

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RoboCup 2023 - RoboCup@Work Qualified Teams
by Asad Norouzi 24 Mar '23

24 Mar '23

Hi, We are happy to announce the qualified teams to participate in the RoboCup@Work league of RoboCup 2023. The qualified teams are listed in alphabetical order below: - autonOHM - b-it-bots - Democritus Industrial Robotics (DIR) - LUHbots - RoboErectus@Work - Robohub Eindhoven - robOTTO - SWOT Congratulations to all the qualified teams! There are two teams I.K.I.U and SRC@Work that are still under consideration for qualification. The list will be updated once the committee makes a decision about these two teams. Looking forward to seeing you all in Bordeaux!

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RoboCup@Work Pre-registration Extended!
by Asad Norouzi 15 Feb '23

15 Feb '23

Hi RoboCuppers, The pre-registration for RoboCup 2023 - RoboCup@Work has been extended to February 22nd! More information here: https://atwork.robocup.org/2023/01/27/robocup-2023-call-for-participation/ Best Regards, Asad

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RoboCup 2023 - RoboCup@Work Call for Participation
by Asad Norouzi 27 Jan '23

27 Jan '23

Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2023 – RoboCup at Work https://2023.robocup.org Venue: Bordeaux, France Tuesday, July 4th through Monday, July 10th, 2023 RoboCup at Work: Competing for the Factory of the Future RoboCup at Work is a league of the RoboCup competition that replicates the use of robots in autonomous, industrial scenarios. It aims to promote research and development that enables the use of innovative mobile robots with advanced manipulators for cutting-edge industrial applications. Such applications include complex tasks ranging from manufacturing, automation, and parts handling to general logistics, as well as interaction with human workers. The RoboCup at Work league is characterized by an industrial environment. This consists of manipulation objects including nuts and bolts, arena elements such as shelves, bins, and platforms of different sizes, and networked automation devices like conveyor belts and drilling machines. 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 serving. The complete rules of RoboCup@Work as well as further technical details are (will be) posted on the RoboCup@Work website (https://atwork.robocup.org). Participation in the Competition All teams that intend to participate in the competition have to perform the following steps: 1. Submission of qualification materials including a Team Description Paper and a video of their robot performance. Details are below. 2. Final registration (qualified teams only) Qualification The qualification process serves a dual purpose: It should allow the Technical Committee (aka TC) to assess the safety of the robots a team intends to bring to the competition, and it should allow ranking 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 materials provided by the teams. The evaluation criteria will include: - Team description paper - Relevant scientific contributions/publications - The professional quality of the 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 and/or provision and sharing of knowledge - The quality of the robot's performance of a task (selected by the team) shown in a video - Team website 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 website - Contact information The body of the TDP should contain information on the following: - the 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 the technical and scientific approach in detail, while the team website should be designed for a broader audience. Both the website and the TDP have to be 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 12th, 2023 through the following online form: https://forms.gle/19mWkrN2RUDTuKba9 Qualified teams will be tentatively announced by February 25th, 2023. Important Links of RoboCup@Work League Official Website: https://atwork.robocup.org Discord: https://discord.gg/WaBHRdZq LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14158849/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/communities/1606361981937754115 Mailing List: https://lists.robocup.org/mm/lists/rc-work.lists.robocup.org/ Regards, RoboCup@Work EC/TC/OC

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RoboCup@Work 2022 Registration and Final Rulebook
by Asad Norouzi 30 Apr '22

30 Apr '22

Dear RoboCup@Work Community, We would like to remind you that the registration details have been sent to the qualified teams. Please be mindful of the registration deadline. We also would like to remind you that the final version of the rulebook that will be used for RoboCup 2022 has been released. It can be downloaded from here: https://atwork.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/RulebookFinal2022.pdf As a reminder you can check our league's website here: https://atwork.robocup.org Looking forward to seeing you all in RoboCup 2022! Best Regards, RoboCup@Work 2022 EC/TC/OC

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Job Position: Forschungsprofessur: Mobile Robotik
by Niebler, Christine, Prof. Dr. 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

Dear all, the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg, Germany, has an open position as a research professor. German language skills are required. Please find the job posting in the link below: https://karriere.service.th-nuernberg.de/jobposting/d4cbb975df0bcfb3f871c7c… Kind regards, Christine Niebler

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RoboCup 2022 RoboCup@Work Qualified Teams and Rulebook Release!
by Asad Norouzi 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

Dear all, We have two important pieces of news for the RoboCup@Work League. Below you can find the list of the qualified teams for RoboCup 2022: 1. ARURA@work 2. AutonOhm 3. b-it-bots 4. Democritus Industrial Robotics (DIR) 5. G.U.M.L. 6. luhbots 7. Robo-Erectus@Work 8. RoboHub Eindhoven 9. robOTTO 10. SWOT 11. MRL@Work Also, the new rulebook for RoboCup 2022 has been released and can be downloaded from here: https://atwork.robocup.org/rc2022/ We strongly encourage teams to review the rules changes and updates. Looking forward to seeing you all in Bangkok! Best Regards, RoboCup@Work 2022 EC/TC/OC

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[RoboCup 2022] RoboCup@Work Call for Participation
by Asad Norouzi 03 Jan '22

03 Jan '22

*Apologies for duplicate messages*Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2022 - RoboCup at Work https://2022.robocup.org Venue: Bangkok, Thailand Monday July 11th through Sunday July 17th 2022 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 (will be) posted on the RoboCup at Work website (https://atwork.robocup.org ). 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 the 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 website 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 website should be designed for a broader audience. Both the website 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 January 23rd, 2022 through the following online form: https://forms.gle/huZvNVCbZ6zraAB97 Qualified teams will be tentatively announced by February 1st, 2022. Best Regards, On behalf of The RoboCup@Work Committee

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CFP: RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2021 (RCAP 2021)
by Asad Norouzi 03 Sep '21

03 Sep '21

*Apologies for duplicate messages* ============== Call for Participation =============== *RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2021 (RCAP 2021)* 25-29 November 2021 https://2021.robocupap.org/eng/participation.html RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2021 Aichi Japan (RCAP 2021) will be held at Aichi Sky Expo (Aichi International Convention & Exhibition Center), November 25-29, 2021. RCAP 2021 will be held in a hybrid ON-SITE and VIRTUAL format. Due to the current uncertainties of Covid-19, ON-SITE competitions will only open to participants from Japan. - ON-SITE Competitions: Participants from Japan. - VIRTUAL Competitions: Participants from all over the world. *LEAGUES:* Virtual Competitions are open to participants from all over the world, with most of the leagues of RoboCup 2021 Worldwide. For details of leagues, please refer to: https://2021.robocupap.org/eng/leagues.html *REGISTRATION:* All teams are required to pre-register through the online form: https://2021.robocupap.org/eng/registration.html *IMPORTANT DATES:* - Deadline for pre-registration (both online and virtual competitions): 30 September 2021 - Announcement of qualified teams: 14 October 2021 - Deadline for registration: 4 November 2021 *REGISTRATION FEES:* The registration fee is waived for all Japanese teams/members. The registration fee for teams to participate in virtual competitions (except teams from Japan): - Major Team Registration Fee: Waived - Major Staff/Students: USD60/person - Junior Team Registration Fee: Waived - Junior Students/Mentors: USD40/person *SYMPOSIUM:* https://2021.robocupap.org/eng/symposium.html *CONTACT:* For inquiries please contact us via the hereunder email addresses: - Aichi Local Organizing Committee (General Enquiries, On-site competitions): - rcap2021(a)intergroup.co.jp - RCAP Office (Registration fees and payments, Virtual competitions): - office(a)robocupap.org For more information please visit our official website at https://2021 .robocupap.org/eng/index.html We look forward to welcoming you to RCAP 2021 Aichi Japan! Best Regards, RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Office, RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2021 (RCAP 2021) Organizing Committee ____________________________________

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Fwd: [RoboCup2021] RoboCup 2021 Farewell + Survey
by Asad Norouzi 30 Jun '21

30 Jun '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: robocup2021--- via RoboCup2021 <robocup2021(a)lists.robocup.org> Date: Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 9:34 AM Subject: [RoboCup2021] RoboCup 2021 Farewell + Survey To: <RoboCup2021(a)lists.robocup.org> Dear RoboCuppers, Back in November, when the board of trustees and I made the difficult decision to hold RoboCup 2021 remotely, we had no idea if it would work. In many of the leagues, there were neither rules nor infrastructure to support remote competitions. We knew that it was risky, but we also suspected that the RoboCup community would rise to the challenge. Now that the event has concluded, I am pleased to report that RoboCup 2021 was an unmitigated success! Every single league held a successful competition of some sort, and we had more than 2,000 registered participants - a similar number to our usual in-person attendance. I feel like I've said this so many times to so many people over the past few days. But I also don't think it can be said enough. So once more, Thank you! We couldn't have done it without you: the members of the event organizing committee, the executive committee, the technical committees, the organizing committees, and indeed all of the participants! No matter where your team finished in the league rankings, RoboCup couldn't have without your participation. I hope and trust that you've also gained something from the experience, both intellectually and personally. In case you were too busy programming to catch the symposium, I encourage you now to go back to the underline site and find recordings of the events on June 23rd, 25th, and 28th: https://underline.io/events/108/schedule I'd also like to ask all participants to fill out this short survey, which will help with our future planning: https://forms.gle/Es1DfR4H8ubyt54c7 And finally, to help us commemorate RoboCup 2021 in the future, please consider sharing with us any photos or videos that we can put into the RoboCup archive. There is one link for each league below. We request that: - they are free to use by RoboCup Federation and also partners of RoboCup on websites, press releases, etc. - you could/should send also information of the source, for giving credits (you can upload a text file with the author's names per picture, or list of pictures). Here are the links: Soccer Humanoid: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/ktyQcBFxGt8s3wc Soccer Standard Platform: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/B42aKfDi3adr7ce Soccer Middle Size: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/XAsJaqqwiadjp3X Soccer Small Size: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/ktHR4PRtgqCeRd5 Soccer Simulation: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/6qDd9HqwdWwnrPP Rescue Robot: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/3tgQjymcwNWNx5x Rescue Simulation: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/9xQ8zNcsG8WeKfy @Home: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/5yNefc5j8nRggMq Industrial @Work: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/dXfLz68BDGMBJnD Industrial Logistics: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/yHwpAwpYdXf3ydL Junior Soccer: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/iDiTpYCxAGEgNZn Junior OnStage: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/k969FLXDbMBiHbM Junior Rescue: https://cloud.robocup.org/s/YBbg9L5WzzGkd7F I look forward to seeing all of you in person in Thailand next year! Best Regards, Peter Stone President, RoboCup Federation _______________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to RoboCup2021 mailing list (). Send an empty message to robocup2021-leave(a)lists.robocup.org to unsubscribe from this list. Manage subscription from https://lists.robocup.org/listinfo/robocup2021

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[RoboCup 2021 - RoboCup@Work] Qualified Teams
by Asad Norouzi 30 Apr '21

30 Apr '21

Dear all, Please find below the list of the qualified teams in alphabetical order: - AutonOHM - bitbots - Democritus Industrial Robotics (DIR) - luhbots - Mrl@Work - Robo-Erectus@Work - RoboHub Eindhoven - robOTTO - SWOT - Team Tyrolics Please see the registration details from here: https://2021.robocup.org/participants/registration-process-and-fees Let me know if you think your team should have been on the list but is missing. Best Regards, Asad

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CFP: RoboCup 2021 Worldwide - Virtual RoboCup@Work Call for Participation
by Asad Norouzi 12 Mar '21

12 Mar '21

*Apologies for duplicate messages*Call for Applications for Participation RoboCup 2021 Worldwide - RoboCup at Work https://2021.robocup.org Venue: Online --- This is a fully virtual event. Tuesday 22nd through Monday 28th June 2021 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 (https://atwork.robocup.org). 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 the 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 website should be designed for a broader audience. Both the website 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 March 19th, 2021 through the following online form: https://forms.gle/SyR4wNDmkM61G8HU8 Qualified teams will be tentatively announced by March 26th, 2021. Best Regards, The RoboCup at Work Committees

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Technical Challenges in the Virtual RoboCup2021
by work＠luhbots.de 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

Hi everyone, the TC committee is currently developing the rulebook for the 2021 robocup for achieving a good and fair competition for all teams. Due to a stricter timetable at the competition, because of the fact that teams are in different time zones, the TC would like to ask if any team wants to participate in the technical challenges. Currently there are two Technical Challenges defined in the rulebook: - Pick from Drawer Test - Cluttered Pick Test Please contact the TC if you want to participate at the Technical Challenges and/or want to introduce a new technical challenge until next friday 12am GMT+1 (19.02.2021). If requested, also a video based challenge would be doable (record video previously and submit). If no team requests participation for the Technical Challenges, they will be skipped at the Virtual Robocup. Best regards Maximilian Hachen TC and Teamleader luhbots

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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 09 Jan '21

09 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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