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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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