# Deadline Extended
# Call for Proposals: RoboCup@Home Standard Platform User Teams
* New Deadline: Oct. 7, 2017 23:59 PST *
The RoboCup@Home league aims to develop service and assistive robot
technology with high relevance for future personal domestic applications
[ http://www.robocupathome.org/ ]. RoboCup@Home Domestic Standard
Platform League (RoboCup@Home DSPL) is part of RoboCup@Home, and is a
competition of standard platform robots.
To participate in RoboCup@Home DSPL, you are required to have the
standard platform, Toyota Human Support Robot (HSR).
We invite teams of highly motivated researchers/engineers/students who
will participate in RoboCup 2018 Montreal, to apply for the HSR robot.
## 0. Conditions: HSR
Up to 12 user teams will be selected. The HSR will be leased as a part
of Joint Research. The Joint Researcher may need to bear annual cost
sharing with amount of 1.2 million Japanese Yen approximately. Depending
on the option of contract, annual cost may not be charged for one year.
If the user team participates in RoboCup 2018 and meets certain
conditions, the same option may be applied for another year. For
detailed conditions, visit [
http://www.robocupathome.org/athome-spl/hsr_condition18 ]
## 1. How to obtain a Standard Platform
## 1.1 Proposal submission
Proposals should be sent to the Selection Committee as follows. The
Proposals are evaluated through peer-review process.
To: spl-sc(a)robocupathome.org
Subject: [@Home-DSPL] (YourTeamName)
Body: (Please fill in the following basic information)
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1. Team Name:
2. Country:
3. Affiliation:
4. Team Leader Name:
5. Contact information (E-mail):
6. Link to a team web site:
7. Proposal as an attachment file
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### 1.2 Additional notes on Proposals
* The Proposal must be submitted in a pdf format
* The size of the Proposal is limited to _6MB_
* A team can apply for only one platform. If identical Proposals are
submitted to apply for both platforms, they are automatically rejected.
## 2. Deadline for Proposal submissions
Oct. 7, 2017 23:59 PST (extended)
## 3. Instructions for the Website
The information to be placed on the website should include the following:
* Team members
* Description of the approaches and information on scientific achievements
* Relevant publications (last 5 years, preferably with links for download)
* Relevant photos/videos that show the skills of the team
* Link to repositories with software for the community (optional)
* Previous participation in RoboCup (optional)
## 4. Instructions for the Proposal
The Proposal must be based on the official league Team Description Paper
(TDP) template. It should be in a pdf format and must contain the
following information:
* Description of the approach planned to be implemented on the robot
* List of externally available components that are planned to be
implemented
- Open source software, web services, etc.
* Innovative technology and scientific contribution
* Focus of research/research interests
* Re-usability of the system for other research groups
* Applicability of the approach in the real world
The Proposal should go into detail about the technical and scientific
approach, but the website should be designed for a broader audience.
The length of the Proposal is limited to 6 pages. Please use the same
Springer LNAI format used in the RoboCup Symposium submissions. No
change in margins, paragraphs and font size are allowed.
http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0
You may download the template from
https://github.com/RoboCupAtHome/TDPTemplate.git
## 5. Evaluation criteria
The Proposals will be judged by the following criteria:
* Proposal
- Clarity, scientific contributions, re-usability by the league,
applicability in real world
* Website
- Multimedia, publications from past 5 years, downloadable content,
open-source software and other contributions
* Relevant scientific publications
* Open-source software
## 6. Contact
Please send any questions to: spl-sc(a)robocupathome.org
## 7. Important notes
* The suppliers are not allowed to sell, export, lease and/or ship their
products to natural or legal persons and to entities and countries which
are subject to international sanctions or prohibitions. Since Selection
Committee cannot answer this issue, please ask the supplier directly.
- The contact email address about Toyota HSR:
xr-hsr-info(a)mail.toyota.co.jp
* Being selected as a user team does not mean that the team is qualified
to participate in RoboCup 2018 Montreal. Team qualification will be
separately conducted in February 2018.
* After selected as a Standard Platform user team, the team has to make
an agreement with the supplier in compliance with the supplier's
instructions.
Best Regards,
Komei Sugiura, Luca Iocchi, Caleb Rascon, Kai Chen, Sven Wachsmuth
RoboCup@Home Standard Platform League Selection Committee.
Call for Participation RoboCup@Home Open Platform League 2018
July 25 - July 30, 2018 (Montreal, Canada)
http://www.robocup2018.orghttp://www.robocupathome.org/https://github.com/RoboCupAtHome/RuleBook
*Note:* The qualification procedure for RoboCup@Home 2018 will be
differentiated for the three sub-leagues (OPL, DSPL, SSPL) to better
accommodate different organization needs. For each call please visit
http://www.robocupathome.org/.
The Open Platform League of RoboCup@Home may issue up to two Calls for
Participation. In the first CFP, held in 2017, up to 12 teams may be
selected and must send a participation confirmation before February 25th,
2018. When not all 12 qualified teams confirms their attendance, a second
CFP will be issued. All teams applying in the second CFP will be considered
as confirmed in case of qualify. Non-attending confirmed teams will be
banned from @Home (all Leagues) for 3 years.
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RoboCup is an international scientific initiative with the goal to advance
the state of the art of intelligent robots through competitions
(RoboCup@Home, RoboCup Soccer, RoboCup Rescue, RoboCup@Work and RoboCup
Junior).
The RoboCup@Home league aims to develop service and assistive robot
technology with high relevance for future personal domestic applications.
It is the largest international annual competition for autonomous service
robots and is part of the RoboCup initiative. A set of benchmark tests is
used to evaluate the robots' abilities and performance in a realistic home
environment setting. Focus lies on the following domains but is not limited
to: Human-Robot-Interaction and Cooperation, Navigation and Mapping in
dynamic environments, Computer Vision and Object Recognition under natural
light conditions, Object Manipulation, Adaptive Behaviors, Behavior
Integration, Ambient Intelligence, Standardization and System Integration.
This message describes the preregistration and qualification procedure for
RoboCup@Home League 2018.
Important dates:
Sept. 22, 2017 Publication of the Call for Participation
Oct. 15, 2017 Deadline for Intention of Participation
Nov. 5, 2017 Deadline for submission of qualification material and
preregistration.
(Team Description Paper, Team Video, Team Website).
Mar. 26, 2017 Qualification announcement
Feb. 25, 2018 Deadline for Participation Confirmation
The qualification procedure consists of the following two steps:
Step 1) Intention of Participation (strongly recommended)
The team sends an email to the Organizing Committee (oc(a)robocupathome.org)
to indicate your intention to participate in the RoboCup@Home 2018 event,
including the following basic information:
Team Name:
League: Open Platform League
Country:
Affiliation:
Team Leader Name:
Contact information (E-mail):
Web site:
Only one team leader can be specified per team.
The e-mail subject should be: [@Home2018-Participation] (YourTeamName)
Please check the email is encoded in UTF-8 using only the ISO-8859-1
character set.
***** Deadline: Sunday, 15th Oct. 2017 23:59 GMT ******
Step 2) Qualification Material Submission (mandatory)
The team ***MUST*** send an email to the Organizing Committee (
oc(a)robocupathome.org) to participate in the qualification process for the
RoboCup@Home 2018 event. Please fill in the following information:
Team Name:
League: Open Platform League
Country:
Affiliation:
Team Leader Name:
Contact information (E-mail):
Rank in local tournaments:
Link to a team video:
Link to a team web site devoted to their efforts:
Team Description Paper (TDP) attached to the email based on the official
template.
The e-mail subject should be: [@Home2018-Participation] (YourTeamName)
Considerations:
- Only one platform can be specified per team.
- Only one team leader can be specified per team.
- Only one contact email can be specified per team.
- All the publications and software to be evaluated for qualification
***MUST*** be in the team's website.
- The email must be encoded in UTF-8 using only the ISO-8859-1 character
set.
***** Deadline: Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 23:59 GMT ******
Step 3) Participation confirmation (mandatory)
All qualified teams ***MUST*** send an email to the Organizing Committee (
oc(a)robocupathome.org) to confirm (or cancel) their participation in the
RoboCup@Home 2018 event. Confirming attendance implies that the team has
sufficient resources to register commits to attend to the event.
To confirm participation, please fill in the following information:
Team Name:
League: Open Platform League
Country:
Hereby [Team Name] of [Country] confirms/revokes its attendance to the
RoboCup@Home Open Platform League.
The e-mail subject should be: [@Home2018-Confirmation] (YourTeamName)
*Remark:* Qualified teams who miss the participation confirmation will be
disqualified automatically.
***** Deadline: Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 23:59 GMT ******
Instructions for the Team Video
===========================
In order to proof a running hardware, each team has to provide a
qualification video.
As a minimum requirement for qualification, the video must show the
robot(s) successfully solving a task involving the integration of at least
5 different abilities, such as: environmental reasoning, high-level task
planning, human-robot interaction, localization, manipulation, object
recognition, people recognition, etc. Is strongly advised to show at least
one Stage 2 test of the current or last year's rulebook.
*Remarks:*
- The shown task execution must look continuous, smooth, and robust.
- When speeding-up video, the speed factor must be indicated.
- The language spoken and shown in the video must be English. When using
any other languages, translations must be included.
- We strongly suggest upload videos to Youtube.
- Videos sent will be uploaded/displayed in the league's youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UChkdCpT0xrFMMt-_N8wSVew/playlists"
<http://www.youtube.com/channel/UChkdCpT0xrFMMt-_N8wSVew/playlists>
*Copyright note:*When sending videos for qualification, teams implicitly
grant permission to RoboCup @Home and the RoboCup Federation to copy,
modify, distribute, upload, publish, and use the multimedia material to
promote the event and the league as we find convenient.
Instructions for the TDP
========================
The TDP is an 8-pages long scientific paper, detailing information on the
technical and scientific approach of the team's research, while including
also the following:
- Innovative technology and scientific contribution
- Focus of research/research interests
- Re-usability of the system for other research groups
- Applicability of the robot in the real world
- Photo(s) of the robot (in annex).
- Brief, compact list of the 3rd party robot's software (e.g. ROS vision
should be included, but not OpenCV. In annex).
- Brief, compact description of the robot's hardware (in annex).
- Brief, compact description of all external computing devices, if any
(in annex).
For the TDP, please use the Springer LNAI format
<http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0> used in the
RoboCup Symposium submissions and limit yourself to 8 pages without
altering margins or spacing. You may download a template for the TDP from
here <https://github.com/RoboCupAtHome/TDPTemplate>.
*Remark: *The language for the TDP, its graphics, tables, images, and all
additional content must be English. Content in other languages must be
translated.
Instructions for the Web site
==========================
While the TDP goes into detail about the technical and scientific approach
of the team's research, the website should be designed for a broader
audience, including:
- Photos of the robot(s)
- Videos of the robot(s)
- Description of the approaches and information on scientific
achievements
- Relevant publications (last 5 years, preferably available to download)
- Link to repositories with software for the community
- Team members
- Previous participation in RoboCup
- Participation and rankings in local RoboCup tournaments
Evaluation criteria:
=================
Qualification materials will be judged by the following criteria:
- Team description paper (clarity, scientific contributions,
re-usability by the league, applicability in real world)
- Qualification Video (navigation, human-robot interaction,
people/object recognition, object manipulation and new features)
- Performance in local tournaments and previous competitions.
- Website (multimedia, publications from last 5 years, downloadable
content, open-source software and other contributions)
- Relevant Scientific contribution/publications (downloadable papers and
open-source software)
- Novelty of approach (what you do is new for @Home)
We encourage teams to produce self-explicative videos for a general
audience where complex tasks are solved. For Team Description Papers focus
on the scientific contribution and avoid brief descriptions of the overall
system.
*Note to experienced competitors:* Major changes are being done in the
rulebook. You may download the latest version from: https://github.com/
RoboCupAtHome/RuleBook.
With kind regards, and looking forward to see your team in Nagoya,
The 2018 RoboCup@Home Organizing and Technical Committees
-------- Original Message --------
SUBJECT:
RCAP 2017 Urgent
Issue #1
DATE:
Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:44:10 +0700
FROM:
RoboCup
Asia-Pacific 2017 Coordinator
TO:
Asad Norouzi , Jiayao Shen ,
adam.jacoff(a)nist.gov, Raymond Sheh , Farshid Faraji ,
rxiong(a)iipc.zju.edu.cn, Seyed Ehsan Marjani Bajestani , 武村泰範 , liufei ,
Kunikazu Kobayashi , soroush sadeghnejad , Keita Ono , Songpol
Ongwattanakul , sakol(a)bartlab.org, Saqib(a)bartlab.org,
prabhas.c(a)chula.ac.th, fengkpsc(a)ku.ac.th, spruitti(a)me.psu.ac.th,
surat.k(a)chula.ac.th, pasan.kulvanit(a)gmail.com, fengcrm(a)ku.ac.th
CC:
Jackrit Suthakorn , Changjiu Zhou
Dear RCAP 2017 Chair, Organizing
Committee, Technical committee and Local Organizing Committee members,
This following information is significant, please kindly send this
email to team leaders and circulate around your league.
We do
appreciate your help and Thank you very much.
Respectfully,
RoboCup
Asia-Pacific 2017 Coordinator
HOW TO PATICIPATION
ALL TEAMS
(INCLUDING JUNIOR TEAMS) ARE REQUIRED TO PRE-REGISTER THROUGH THE ONLINE
FORM AVAILABLE BELOW. The pre-registered teams should then submit the
relevant qualification materials as per the leagues requirements via
Google Form: https://goo.gl/forms/WGeNfdddf3mbGqAj1 [1].
If the Google
is not accessible in your region, please fill up the attached PDF form
(Major Form, Junior Form) and email it to registration(a)robocupap.org [2]
IMPORTANT DATES
PRE-REGISTRATION: 10 AUGUST - 25 SEPTEMBER,
2017
SUBMISSION OF QUALIFICATION MATERIALS: 10 AUGUST - 25 SEPTEMBER,
2017
Announcement of qualified teams: 2 October, 2017
Early
Registration: 2 October - 27 October, 2017
Regular Registration: 28
October - 10 November, 2017
Late Registration: 11 November - 8 December,
2017
No team registration will be accepted after 10 November 2017
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CONTACT US
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Preedipat
Sattayasoonthorn (AMMARIE)
RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2017 Coordinator
email: rcap2017coordinator(a)robocup-ap2017.org [3]
official website:
www.robocup-ap2017.org [4]
official RCAP website: www.robocupap.org [5]
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Center
for Biomedical and Robotics Technology (BART LAB)
Faculty of
Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand
preedipat(a)robocup-ap2017.org
[6] | preedipat(a)bartlab.org [7] | preedipat.sat(a)gmail.com [8]
Tel.
+66-2-889-2138 Ext. 6446 Mob. +66-81-617-7501
--
Dr. KANJANAPAN
SUKVICHAI
RoboCitizen Laboratory.
Dept. of Electrical
Engineering.
Kasetsart University.
Links:
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[1]
https://goo.gl/forms/WGeNfdddf3mbGqAj1
[2]
mailto:registration@robocupap.org
[3]
mailto:rcap2017coordinator@robocup-ap2017.org
[4]
http://www.robocup-ap2017.org
[5] http://www.robocupap.org
[6]
mailto:preedipat.sat@gmail.com
[7] mailto:preedipat@bartlab.org
[8]
mailto:preedipat.sat@gmail.com
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Betreff: RoboCup German Open 2018: 27-29 April 2018: SAVE THE DATE!
Datum: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 08:32:41 +0200
Von: Ansgar Bredenfeld <ansgar.bredenfeld(a)dr-bredenfeld.de>
Organisation: Dr. Bredenfeld UG
An: RoboCup German Open 2017 <info(a)robocupgermanopen.de>
Dear leader of a RoboCup German Open 2017 team,
we are happy to announce, that the announcement of the 16th RoboCup
German Open 2018 is now available. Please visit
https://robocupgermanopen.de/en/major/teaminfos.
The registration opens on 15 October 2017. The registration deadline is
15 December 2017.
We hope to meet all of you again in Magdeburg.
Best regards,
Ansgar
(on behalf of the Major OC)
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RoboCup German Open 2018
Call for Participation
https://robocupgermanopen.de
27 - 29 April 2018
MESSE MAGDEBURG, Germany
The RoboCup German Open 2018 will be the 16th open RoboCup
competition held in Germany. The event will take place in Magdeburg
at MESSE MAGDEBURG.
-- RoboCup Major Leagues (international teams) ----------------------
Competitions are offered in the following leagues:
- RoboCupSoccer Standard Platform League
- RoboCupSoccer Humanoid League (Kid-Size)
- RoboCupRescue Robot League
- RoboCup@Home League
- RoboCupIndustrial Logistics League
- RoboCupIndustrial RoboCup@Work League
The registration opens *** 15 October 2017 ***.
The registration deadline is *** 15 December 2017 ***.
Visit https://robocupgermanopen.de to register your RoboCup Major
League team. Details on the registration (fee, accommodation, rules)
are available on the web site. Booking of blocked accommodation with
special rates is possible after your registration.
The Major Leagues Organising Committee:
- Thomas Röfer (Standard Platform League)
- Reinhard Gerndt (Humanoid League)
- Johannes Pellenz (Rescue Robot League)
- Sven Wachsmuth, Raphael Memmetsheimer (RoboCup@Home League)
- Ulrich Karras (Logistics League)
- Sebastian Zug (RoboCup@Work League)
-- RoboCup Junior ----------------------------------------------------
The German RoboCup Junior qualification for RoboCup 2018 is performed
in two steps. German teams qualify in seven local tournaments in
Bad Zwischenahn, Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover, Mannheim, Sankt Augustin
and Vöhringen for the final of the 18th German RoboCup Junior
Championship which is held within the RoboCup German Open 2018. The
best Junior teams will qualify for RoboCup 2018 in Canada.
-- Important dates --------------------------------------------------
15.09.2017 Publication of Call for Participation
15.10.2017 Registration opens
15.12.2017 Registration deadline RoboCup Major teams
15.02.2018 Registration deadline team members with names
15.04.2018 Registration fee due
25.04.2018 Set-up day Major League teams
26.04.2018 Set-up day Major League teams
27.04.2018 Competition day (open to public)
28.04.2018 Competition day (open to public)
29.04.2018 Competition day, finals (open to public)
Please contact info(a)robocupgermanopen.de for any questions.
See you all again at the 16th RoboCup German Open 2018!
Best regards,
Ansgar Bredenfeld
(Chair RoboCup German Open)
RoboCup German Open is organized on behalf of the German RoboCup
Committee by Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg and Dr. Bredenfeld UG.
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========== Call for Participation ==========
The 1st RoboCup Asia Pacific Competition
12-17 December 2017, Competition
18 December 2017, Symposium
Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.robocup-ap2017.org
========= RoboCup Asia Pacific 2017 =========
Please find attached the second version of the RCAP 2017 newsletter
attached. The deadlines have been extended as follows:
Pre-registration: 10 August - 25 September, 2017
Submission of qualification materials: 10 August - 25 September, 2017
Announcement of qualified teams: 29 September 2017
Early Registration: 2 October - 27 October, 2017
Regular Registration: 28 October - 10 November, 2017
Late Registration: 11 November - 08 December, 2017
Please visit the official website for more information. You can contact us
via registration(a)robocupap.org.
Best Regards,
RoboCup Asia Pacific Office
RoboCup Asia Pacific 2017 Organizing Committee