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RoboCup German Open 2025, March 12-16 in Nuremberg
by Sven Wachsmuth 22 Jan '25

22 Jan '25

*RoboCup German Open 2025* Call for Participation - Major Leagues https://robocup.de/german-open <https://robocup.de/german-open> NürnbergMesse, Frankenhalle, Germany The 22nd RoboCup German Open 2025 will take place from March 12-16 in Nuremberg. Nuremberg, the second largest city in Bavaria, combines medieval charm with modern vitality. The city is known for its iconic castle, half-timbered houses and old city walls and has great historical significance. The city flourishes as a cultural and innovative centre where history and modern life coexist in a wonderful way. Every regional and international Major team is cordially invited to take part in the event. ---------------------------- RoboCup Major Leagues (international teams) ---------------------- After the team setup on March 12th, the competitions will take place from 13 to 16 March 2025 in the following main leagues: * RoboCupSoccer Standard Platform League * RoboCupSoccer Humanoid League (KidSize and AdultSize) * RoboCupSoccer Small Size League * RoboCupRescue Robot League * RoboCupIndustrial Logistics League * RoboCupIndustrial @Work League * RoboCup@Home Open Platform League Registration opens *** December 15, 2024 *** Registration deadline *** January 31st, 2025 *** Late registration deadline (team members only) *** February 28th, 2025 *** When registration opens visit https://register.robocup.de <https://register.robocup.de/>to register your RoboCup Major League team. Details on the registration (fee, rules, travel) are available on the website. Teams are advised to make their own accommodation arrangements as early as possible, as places are limited before March 13. ---------------------------- RoboCup Junior (German teams) ----------------------------------- From March 13-16, 2025 the final event of the German RoboCupJunior Championship will be held at RoboCup German Open 2025 in Nuremberg. The best teams that have qualified in the eight previous German qualifying tournaments will take part. The best German Junior teams in the 2025 German Junior Final will qualify for RoboCup 2025 in Brazil and for the European RoboCupJunior Competition 2025 in Italy. ----------------------------- Organization Committee ---------------------------------- * Oskar von Stryk (General Chair) * Stefan May (Local Chair) * Alexander Ferrein (German RoboCup Committee, Spokesperson Major) The Major Leagues Organizing Committee: * Heinrich Mellmann (Standard Platform League) * Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann (Humanoid League) * Nicolai Ommer (Small Size League) * Johannes Pellenz, Stefan May, Thomas Sander (Rescue Robot League & RMRC) * Sven Wachsmuth (@Home League) * Alexander Ferrein (Logistics League) * Christoph Steup (@Work League) ---------------------------- Co-located Events ------------------------------------------------------ Parallel to the RoboCup German Open 2025 the first German Robotics Conference organized by the newly established Robotics Institute Germany (RIG) will take place. The conference will bring together the leading German researchers in AI-based robotics. Also in parallel, the FreizeitMesse will take place, which is one of Germany's largest leisure and lifestyle fairs. It attracts about 70.000 visitors each year. Many participants from both events are expected to visit RoboCup German Open 2025. ---------------------------- Important dates ---------------------------------- * 2024-12-15 Major teams early registration starts * 2025-01-31 Major teams registration deadline, team member registration deadline * 2025-02-28 Late registration deadline (team members only) * 2025-03-12 Set-up day Major League teams * 2025-03-13 to 16 Competition days * 2025-03-16 Major and Junior finals The event is open to the public during all days from 9 am to 5 pm ----------------------------- Contact ---------------------------------- Please contact _germanopen(a)robocup.de_ <mailto:germanopen@robocup.de>for any questions. See you all at the 22nd RoboCup German Open 2025! Best regards, German RoboCup Committee ---------------------------------- Acknowledgment ---------------------------------- The RoboCup German Open 2025 are supported by the German Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF) within the Robotics Institute Germany under grant number 16ME1001.

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Second Call for Participation | RoboCup@Home 2025 (DSPL OPL)
by Alina Hawkin 06 Jan '25

06 Jan '25

Second Call for Participation RoboCup@Home 2025 (DSPL · OPL) July 15 to 21, 2025 (Salvador, Brazil) https://athome.robocup.org/ https://github.com/RoboCupAtHome/RuleBook 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 page describes the preregistration and qualification procedure for RoboCup@Home 2025. *Important dates:* Jan. 06.2025 Publication of the Call for Participation *Jan. 31.2025 Deadline for submission of qualification material (Team Description Paper, Team Video, Team Website).* Feb. 24.2025 Qualification announcement Mar. 17.2025 Deadline for Participation Confirmation Further Information is published in the Call for Participation: https://athome.robocup.org/2025-cfp2-all/ With kind regards, and looking forward to see your team in Salvador, The 2025 RoboCup@Home Organizing and Technical Committees

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[jobs] One full-time Postdoc position in Interpretable AI for Human-Centered Collaboration and Decision-Making @Chalmers
by Karinne Ramirez-Amaro 06 Jan '25

06 Jan '25

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce one Postdoc position at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. The application deadline is January 31, 2025. We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral researcher in the areas of Interpretable Artificial Intelligence (IAI) and Autonomous Decision-Making to study and make significant contributions to the emerging field of Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC). HRC studies the most effective algorithms to enable robots to work safely and efficiently alongside humans in shared spaces. Join our multidisciplinary team to further investigate and propose innovative solutions to empower robots with the ability to make informed decisions in collaborative environments. If you are passionate about Interpretable AI, autonomous decision-making, and the future of human-robot collaboration, we strongly encourage you to apply! More information about the position: https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/work-with-us/vacancies/?rmpage=jo… **Application deadline: January 31, 2025** Please, do not hesitate to contact me for further information. Best regards, Karinne --------------------- Karinne Ramirez Amaro Associate Professor Chalmers University of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering Systems and Control Division SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden Member of IEEE-RAS Administratite Committee (AdCom) IEEE-RAS Associate Vice Presidents of the Member Activity Board (MAB) E-mail:karinne@chalmers.se Website: https://sites.google.com/view/craft-laboratory/home Office Room: Edit, 5437 Office telephone: +46-31-772-1074 www.chalmers.se<http://www.chalmers.se>

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[Meetings] IROS workshop on Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life
by Katarzyna Pasternak 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

=========================================================== Workshop on Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life =========================================================== 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems October 15th 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE https://sites.google.com/view/iros-2024-benchmarking-asr ______________________________________________________________ Dear RoboCup@Home Community, We are pleased to invite you to participate in the IROS workshop on *Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life* that will take place on *Tuesday, October 15th 2024 in ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE. *The workshop will be located in conference *room 8 *from *8:00am till 12:00pm*. We will be hosting talks by invited speakers, break-out discussion sessions as well as a poster session. You can find more details in the abstract below as well as at our website <https://sites.google.com/view/iros-2024-benchmarking-asr>. We are looking forward to meeting you there! Best regards, The Organizers - Justin Hart, University of Texas - Austin, USA - Matteo Leonetti, King's College London, UK - Katarzyna Pasternak, University of Miami, USA - Komei Sugiura, Keio University, Japan - Ubbo Visser, University of Miami, USA - Sven Wachsmuth, University of Bielefeld, Germany ------------------------------------ Abstract: Autonomous service robots are increasingly prevalent in real-world settings, assuming various roles to supplement human capabilities. Mobile platforms such as Walker, H1, Cobiot, TIAGo, and Figure-01 have captured the interest of non-expert users, eager to integrate robots into everyday environments. With this growing presence, researchers must consider various aspects of integrating robots within inhabited spaces, including factors such as verbal and nonverbal communication, social behavior and navigation, or robot morphologies. The expansion of research in this domain poses the challenge of developing new benchmarks to assess performance realistically beyond the confines of research laboratories. This workshop aims to foster dialogue surrounding the future of research and its benchmarking in autonomous service robotics. Using keynotes, participants, and organizers’ experiences of real-world robotic competitions, we plan to steer the conversation to address core components of recent advancements and put forth a set of voluntary draft guidelines for autonomous service roboticists concerning test procedures and benchmarking. The sessions' results will be synthesized into a set of draft frameworks for setting realistic testing scenarios and utilizing them in testing and benchmarking. This workshop seeks to enhance the reporting standards within real-world autonomous robotics research and propel the field toward more structured research practices.

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[Meetings][Call for Participation] LACORO 2024: 3rd Latin American Summer School on Robotics
by LACORO committee 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

LACORO 2024 - 3rd Latin American Summer School on Robotics Rancagua (Chile) in-person, 9-13 December 2024 https://www.lacoro.org <https://lmmartiner-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2H9V1n-SH2p3M-mGO0kGvQe8AhjNP…> The 3rd Latin American Summer School on Robotics is still accepting registrations. Due to some participant cancellations, we have a few slow-free spots again, which will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply or update your registration if you haven't already. If you weren't selected for a travel grant or didn't apply on time, don't worry! We're actively seeking additional sponsors to provide more travel grants so that as many participants as possible can join us. When submitting your application, please remember to include a poster or extended abstract, as this is an important grant requirement. If you need further support, such as a letter for your visa application, or have questions about the venue, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can find options for accommodation and travel information on the "venue" subpage of the LACORO webpage, which we recommend checking regularly for updates. We're looking forward to seeing you in Rancagua and can't wait for the contributions you will bring to the Robotics Community in Latin America! Best regards on behalf of the organising committee. [image: beacon]

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First Call for Participation | RoboCup@Home 2025 (DSPL OPL)
by Alina Hawkin 06 Oct '24

06 Oct '24

*First Call for Participation* *RoboCup@Home 2025 (DSPL · OPL)* July 15 to 21, 2025 (Salvador, Brazil) <https://2025.robocup.org/>https://athome.robocup.org/ <https://athome.robocup.org/>https://github.com/RoboCupAtHome/RuleBook 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 page describes the preregistration and qualification procedure for RoboCup@Home 2025. *Important dates:* Oct. 02, 2024 Publication of the Call for Participation Oct. 18, 2024 Deadline for submission of participation intention. *Nov. 4, 2024* *Deadline for submission of qualification material.* *(Team Description Paper, Team Video, Team Website).* Dec. 20, 2024 Qualification announcement Jan. 31, 2025 Deadline for Participation Confirmation Further Information is published in the Call for Participation: https://athome.robocup.org/2025-cfp1-all/ With kind regards, and looking forward to see your team in Salvador, The 2025 RoboCup@Home Organizing and Technical Committees

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[Call for Participation][Last spots available] LACORO 2024: 3rd Latin American Summer School on Robotics
by LACORO committee 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

LACORO 2024 - 3rd Latin American Summer School on Robotics Rancagua (Chile) in person, 9-13 December 2024 https://www.lacoro.org <https://lmmartiner-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2hgSuKaB8QIi37Yh08knBkBfe3VVY…> We are excited to announce the 3rd Latin American Summer School on Robotics (LACORO), which aims at making cutting-edge knowledge on Artificial Intelligence for Robotics Applications accessible in the Southern Hemisphere. Our aims are: - to build a sustainable community of students and researchers in the area of Artificial Intelligence for Robotics. - to foster intercultural student collaboration within and outside the Americas - to make cutting-edge scientific topics accessible to everyone. The Summer School will provide a clear overview of Robotics, while also providing an in-depth analysis of state-of-the-art research in the areas of Cognitive Robotics, Soft Robotics, and Robot Vision, and in the application areas of Agricultural Robotics, and Robotics for Mining. The Summer School will have presentations by renowned international speakers, including the following confirmed speakers: - Angelo Cangelosi, University of Manchester, UK - Josei Hughes, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland - Karinne Ramirez-Amaro, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden - Javier Ruíz-Del-Solar, Universidad de Chile, Chile - Miguel Torres Torriti, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile - Karon MacLean, University of British Columbia, Canada - Josh Pinskier, CSIRO Robotics, Australia - Javier Preciozzi, Universidad de la República & DigitalSense, Uruguay - J. Matias Di Martino, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Uruguay and Duke University, USA Format: LACORO will include cutting-edge lectures and tutorials on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. Moreover, we will host tutorial and mentoring sessions for both scientific topics and other aspects of the academic research world. Date and Location: LACORO will be held in-person from the 9th to 13th of December, 2024 at the Universidad de O’Higgins (UOH), Rancagua, Chile. We would like to highlight that there are limited spots for this event. They will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis as registrations are completed. Registration for students is free until 1st October 2024. Please visit our website, where you can find more information regarding costs, travel, travel grants, and lodging, along with the registration form <https://lmmartiner-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/20NoK362tybd69kgRyKxg-jmGobQl…> . If you have any questions about the school or the application process, please contact the organizing committee: lacoro(a)innovacionyrobotica.com Best regards from the organizing committee, [image: beacon]

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Future of SSPL@Home Leaugue
by Katarzyna Pasternak 03 Sep '24

03 Sep '24

Dear @Home RoboCup Team, I hope this message finds you well. After careful consideration and thorough discussions, the RoboCup Federation Board of Trustees has decided to discontinue the SSPL @Home RoboCup League. Starting at RoboCup 2025 in Brazil, we will only host DSPL and OPL league competitions within the @Home. Over the past few years, we have observed a consistent decrease in the number of participating teams in the SSPL. Despite efforts to encourage participation and promote the league, the declining interest has made it challenging to maintain the level of competition and innovation that the RoboCup community expects. However, we want to reassure current SSPL teams that they are still welcome to apply for participation in the Open Platform League (OPL). The same rules and scoring criteria that apply to OPL teams will be applied to SSPL teams who transition. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and continue to contribute to the @Home RoboCup League in this capacity. We understand that this may come as disappointing news to those who have dedicated time and effort to the SSPL. We deeply appreciate the contributions of all teams, mentors, and supporters who have been part of this journey. Your commitment has helped shape the SSPL into what it is today, and we recognize the impact it has had on the broader @Home RoboCup League. Moving forward, we encourage teams to explore the open platform opportunities that may align with their interests and expertise. We believe that this restructuring will allow us to focus resources on areas with stronger participation, ultimately fostering a more vibrant and competitive environment for all. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of the RoboCup community. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. Best regards, RoboCup @Home Executive Committee

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[Meetings] Deadline extended: Call for Contributions for IROS 2024 Workshop: Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life
by Katarzyna Pasternak 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

Dear RoboCuppers, We have extended the submission deadline for the IROS Workshop on Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life till *September 7th, 2024*. Please, see the workshop and submission details below. Best regards, Workshop Organizers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================== Workshop on Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life =========================================================== 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems October 15th 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE https://sites.google.com/view/iros-2024-benchmarking-asr ______________________________________________________________ Autonomous service robots are increasingly prevalent in real-world settings, assuming various roles to supplement human capabilities. Mobile platforms such as Walker, H1, Cobiot, TIAGo, and Figure-01 have captured the interest of non-expert users, eager to integrate robots into everyday environments. With this growing presence, researchers must consider various aspects of integrating robots within inhabited spaces, including factors such as verbal and nonverbal communication, social behavior and navigation, or robot morphologies. The expansion of research in this domain poses the challenge of developing new benchmarks to assess performance realistically beyond the confines of research laboratories. This workshop aims to foster dialogue surrounding the future of research and its benchmarking in autonomous service robotics. Using keynotes, participants, and organizers’ experiences of real-world robotic competitions, we plan to steer the conversation to address core components of recent advancements and put forth a set of voluntary draft guidelines for autonomous service roboticists concerning test procedures and benchmarking. The sessions' results will be synthesized into a set of draft frameworks for setting realistic testing scenarios and utilizing them in testing and benchmarking. This workshop seeks to enhance the reporting standards within real-world autonomous robotics research and propel the field toward more structured research practices. Contributions are invited on all topics relevant to *real-life testing and benchmarking* advancements in autonomous service robots and topics that can help to inform this core idea, including (but not limited to) *testing and benchmarking in*: - Human-Robot-Interaction and Cooperation - Navigation and Mapping in dynamic environments - Service Robots - Solving Service Robot Tasks - General-Purpose Service Robots - Foundation Models - Computer Vision and Object Recognition under natural light conditions - Object Manipulation - Adaptive Behaviors - Behavior Integration - Ambient Intelligence - Standardization and System Integration *Submission deadline*: August 31st, 2024 *September 7th, 2024* Acceptance notification: October 1st, 2024 Final version due: October 8th, 2024 Workshop date: October 15th, 2024 The contributions should be in the IROS standard pdf format and include short work-in-progress and position papers (2-4 pages) or long-format papers (4-8 pages). All papers are to be considered for both oral presentations and posters. Posters will be presented during the scheduled poster session. Every paper will be reviewed in a single-blind process. The selection of accepted papers will be done by the organizing committee, based on the reviews. Based on the number and quality of submissions, selected papers may be published in a special section or issue of Advanced Robotics <https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tadr20>, the international journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. The submissions should be done here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=basr2024 The Organizers - Justin Hart, University of Texas - Austin, USA - Matteo Leonetti, King's College London, UK - Katarzyna Pasternak, University of Miami, USA - Komei Sugiura, Keio University, Japan - Ubbo Visser, University of Miami, USA - Sven Wachsmuth, University of Bielefeld, Germany

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[CFP] [meetings] AAAI 2024 Fall Symposium on Unifying Representations for Robot Application Development (UR-RAD) *EXTENDED DEADLINES*
by DAVID PORFIRIO 01 Aug '24

01 Aug '24

*Apologies for cross-posting* EXTENDED DEADLINE & 3RD CALL FOR PAPERS What: AAAI 2024 Fall Symposium on Unifying Representations for Robot Application Development (UR-RAD) When: November 7-9, 2024 Where: Arlington, VA Web: https://sites.google.com/view/aaai-ur-rad-symposium/home IMPORTANT DATES: EXTENDED DEADLINES * Submission deadline: August 2nd August 9th * Decision notification: between August 16-23rd. (earlier submissions will be prioritized for earlier feedback!) * Archival Camera-ready deadline: August 30th (for authors who wish for their paper to be archived in the AAAI proceedings) Authors who do not wish for their papers to be archived can submit their camera-ready versions on September 6th. — Dear colleagues, We invite you to submit a paper and/or participate in the 2nd AAAI Fall Symposium on Unifying Representations for Robot Application Development (UR-RAD). Accepted papers will be presented in-person at the symposium. Capturing a desired task or interaction as a computational artifact (i.e., a representation) has long played a pivotal role in robotics. Many robotic subfields have traditionally employed a variety of different representational techniques, such as LTL, planning languages, social representations, natural language, and many more. The problem is that there is a lack of cohesion in when and how these representations are applied. The 2nd symposium on Unifying Representations for Robot Application Development (UR-RAD) thereby aims to increase representational cohesion between AI and robotics researchers, identify representational trends in robotics and opportunities for adopting new representations, foster cross-institutional collaborations, and make an impact beyond the symposium. Symposium Website: https://sites.google.com/view/aaai-ur-rad-symposium/home AAAI Fall Symposium Series Website: https://aaai.org/conference/fall-symposia/fss24/ ========================= Submission Topics of Interest ========================= - Representational trends - Representations for robot learning - AI planning for robotics - Formal methods in robotics - Natural language as a representation - Novel representations & novel representation uses - Representations for user interfaces - Robot end-user development - Robot programming interfaces & paradigms - Robot runtime/control environments - Opportunities for standardization - Frameworks (e.g., ROS or middleware) - Open-source & collaboration initiatives - Identifying representation requirements ==================== Submission Information ==================== We invite the following contributions, formatted using the AAAI-24 author kit<https://aaai.org/authorkit24-2/>: * Research Papers (4-6 pages excluding references): describes work related to the topics above. * Position Papers (2-4 pages excluding references): discusses topics outlined above. * Artifact Papers (2-4 pages excluding references): describes artifacts (e.g., software tools or libraries) related to the topics above. Papers submitted by the above dates can be included in the AAAI Proceedings. (optional) If you intend to submit a paper, please email us at urrad.symposium(a)gmail.com<mailto:urrad.symposium@gmail.com>. Use the subject line, “[UR-RAD] Intent to Submit”, and include the following in the body of the message: (1) a tentative title, (2) a tentative author list, and (3) tentative keywords. This step is optional, but will aid in our planning for reviewers. Note that at least one author from each paper will be expected to review 2-3 UR-RAD papers themselves. =================== Organizing Committee =================== David Porfirio (Chair, Naval Research Laboratory) Saad Elbeleidy (Peerbots) Ruchen Wen (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) Laura M. Hiatt (Naval Research Laboratory) Mark Roberts (Naval Research Laboratory) Willie Wilson (Franklin & Marshall College) Ross Mead (Semio) Laura Stegner (University of Wisconsin–Madison) Contact urrad.symposium(a)gmail.com<mailto:urrad.symposium@gmail.com> for any questions!

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