RoboCup Humanoid League Newsletter - April 2022
Dear Humanoid League Teams,
this is the April version of our monthly newsletter in which we will give you some updates on the preparation for the RoboCup 2022 world championship, another upcoming change to the 2022 rule book as well as updates to the RoadMap. We also have a number of upcoming events, such as the HL-VS semifinals and finals, the HL-VS Workshops, the Humanoid Soccer Robot School and the Amazon re:Mars event. You will find all details below.
Upcoming Rule Book Update & Final Release -----------------------------------------
The Technical Committee has voted to release the final version of the rule book. It can be found here: https://humanoid.robocup.org/materials/rules/
In its last meeting, however, the Technical Committee has voted unanimously to add a clarification to the rule book regarding the measure of the robot's center of mass (H_com). We will clarify in the rules what device will be used to measure H_com and how teams can build such a device. The device will be the same as used during the last years of RoboCup world championship tournaments. We are working on the changes at the moment and expect to release the updated version next week. Please note that this is not a change of rules but rather a clarification to avoid confusion during the robot inspections at the world championship.
RoadMap Update --------------
We have updated the RoadMap to account for the new changes introduced in 2022, as well as the changes foreseen for 2023. You can find the latest version here: http://humanoid.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/roadmap_2022.pdf Please note that for the 2022 competition, we are counting all changes as new that were decided between the last physical competition in 2019 and today as the rule changes of 2020 and 2021 have never been applied to a physical competition.
We are also aiming to get the draft of the rule book approved by the league and trustees before the next RoboCup competition. The RoadMap is supposed to be a living document and as such it will undergo updates every year. However, we would like to have a base version of the RoadMap approved so that we can only vote on updates in the coming years (as we are currently doing with the rules).
If you have any comments or topics for discussion to share about the current state of the RoadMap, please share them in our forum until *May 15th*: https://hl.forum.robocup.org/t/discussion-updates-to-the-roadmap-document/55...
We will send around a survey for the approval process in the end of May after all final comments have been included.
World Championship in Bangkok - Registration & Visa ---------------------------------------------------
The registration process for the 2022 competition in Bangkok, Thailand, has started and all qualified teams should have received a letter with further instructions on how to register. Please observe that the early registration deadline closes May 15th and the final deadline for registering a new team ends June 12th. So make sure you complete your team registration on time!
We would also like to remind all teams to check whether they require a Visa to travel to Thailand and if so get started on the visa process as soon as possible.
World Championship in Bangkok - Environment & Balls ---------------------------------------------------
The competition in Bangkok will be held in the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre: https://www.bitec.co.th/th We already know that the BITEC will not have a space with natural light available for the competition, so all fields will be placed in areas with artificial light.
The Technical Committee has also voted during its last meeting to have not only one but several different balls available during the competition and the referees will randomly draw a ball to play with before each game. We are still looking into the exact balls to buy and will make images available once the balls to be purchased have been confirmed.
Humanoid League Virtual Competition - Finals ---------------------------------------------
This Sunday, we will be streaming the semifinals and final of the 2022 Humanoid Soccer Virtual Season! We have very exciting matches coming up and hope many will join us for this very last streaming day. The exact streaming times are still under discussion as we will be streaming live from the German Open Replacement Event in conjunction with the SPL. The final streaming plan will be announced by e-mail and on our website in the coming days.
Humanoid League Virtual Competition - Workshops -----------------------------------------------
On April 28-30 we will have a three-day event to conclude the Humanoid League Virtual Season, focused on sim2real transfer. The workshops are open to any interested RoboCupper, no matter whether you participated in the virtual season or not.
We will provide a full schedule asap. The workshops are supposed to be interactive and teams are still welcome to propose a discussion group, tutorials or other interactive activities. Each activity should be of half hour. The deadline for the proposals submission is April 17.
More info can be found on our website https://humanoid.robocup.org/hl-vs2022/rc-hl-virtual-season-workshops/
Humanoid Soccer Robot School 2022 ----------------------------------
Supported by the RoboCup Federation, the National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST) is organizing a Humanoid Summer School in May 2022. The event will be hybrid and you can register until 11th of May. For more information, see https://bit.ly/3jrYaXR
Amazon re:Mars Event --------------------
Amazon has invited the Humanoid League to participate in their re:Mars conference, to be held June 21st - 24th in Las Vegas, USA. The conference brings together researchers across different disciplines as well as industry representatives to exchanges ideas. As the Humanoid League is invited to participate, there would be no registration fee for participating teams. In addition, transportation costs for robots and equipment would be covered by Amazon and they would provide a field and any material required to play games. We know that this event is very close to the RoboCup world championship and it may hence be difficult for teams to participate. If you would be interested in participation or have any further questions, please get in touch with me until April 22nd!
More information on the re:Mars event: https://remars.amazonevents.com/
Cheers, Maike (on behalf of the Humanoid League Technical Committee)
Dear Dr. Maike and the Humanoid League Technical Committee,
We, HERoEHS, would like to attend re:Mars conference. Please add my team to the participation list and let me know if there is anything I need to do.
Thank you.
JK (Team Leader of HERoEHS)
Jeakweon Han, Ph.D Associate Professor Dept. of Robotics, Hanyang University, South Korea. E: j***n@hanyang.ac.kr
2022년 4월 12일 (화) 오후 6:10, Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann via RoboCup-humanoid < r**************d@lists.robocup.org>님이 작성:
Dear Humanoid League Teams,
this is the April version of our monthly newsletter in which we will give you some updates on the preparation for the RoboCup 2022 world championship, another upcoming change to the 2022 rule book as well as updates to the RoadMap. We also have a number of upcoming events, such as the HL-VS semifinals and finals, the HL-VS Workshops, the Humanoid Soccer Robot School and the Amazon re:Mars event. You will find all details below.
Upcoming Rule Book Update & Final Release
The Technical Committee has voted to release the final version of the rule book. It can be found here: https://humanoid.robocup.org/materials/rules/
In its last meeting, however, the Technical Committee has voted unanimously to add a clarification to the rule book regarding the measure of the robot's center of mass (H_com). We will clarify in the rules what device will be used to measure H_com and how teams can build such a device. The device will be the same as used during the last years of RoboCup world championship tournaments. We are working on the changes at the moment and expect to release the updated version next week. Please note that this is not a change of rules but rather a clarification to avoid confusion during the robot inspections at the world championship.
RoadMap Update
We have updated the RoadMap to account for the new changes introduced in 2022, as well as the changes foreseen for 2023. You can find the latest version here: http://humanoid.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/roadmap_2022.pdf Please note that for the 2022 competition, we are counting all changes as new that were decided between the last physical competition in 2019 and today as the rule changes of 2020 and 2021 have never been applied to a physical competition.
We are also aiming to get the draft of the rule book approved by the league and trustees before the next RoboCup competition. The RoadMap is supposed to be a living document and as such it will undergo updates every year. However, we would like to have a base version of the RoadMap approved so that we can only vote on updates in the coming years (as we are currently doing with the rules).
If you have any comments or topics for discussion to share about the current state of the RoadMap, please share them in our forum until *May 15th*:
https://hl.forum.robocup.org/t/discussion-updates-to-the-roadmap-document/55...
We will send around a survey for the approval process in the end of May after all final comments have been included.
World Championship in Bangkok - Registration & Visa
The registration process for the 2022 competition in Bangkok, Thailand, has started and all qualified teams should have received a letter with further instructions on how to register. Please observe that the early registration deadline closes May 15th and the final deadline for registering a new team ends June 12th. So make sure you complete your team registration on time!
We would also like to remind all teams to check whether they require a Visa to travel to Thailand and if so get started on the visa process as soon as possible.
World Championship in Bangkok - Environment & Balls
The competition in Bangkok will be held in the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre: https://www.bitec.co.th/th We already know that the BITEC will not have a space with natural light available for the competition, so all fields will be placed in areas with artificial light.
The Technical Committee has also voted during its last meeting to have not only one but several different balls available during the competition and the referees will randomly draw a ball to play with before each game. We are still looking into the exact balls to buy and will make images available once the balls to be purchased have been confirmed.
Humanoid League Virtual Competition - Finals
This Sunday, we will be streaming the semifinals and final of the 2022 Humanoid Soccer Virtual Season! We have very exciting matches coming up and hope many will join us for this very last streaming day. The exact streaming times are still under discussion as we will be streaming live from the German Open Replacement Event in conjunction with the SPL. The final streaming plan will be announced by e-mail and on our website in the coming days.
Humanoid League Virtual Competition - Workshops
On April 28-30 we will have a three-day event to conclude the Humanoid League Virtual Season, focused on sim2real transfer. The workshops are open to any interested RoboCupper, no matter whether you participated in the virtual season or not.
We will provide a full schedule asap. The workshops are supposed to be interactive and teams are still welcome to propose a discussion group, tutorials or other interactive activities. Each activity should be of half hour. The deadline for the proposals submission is April 17.
More info can be found on our website https://humanoid.robocup.org/hl-vs2022/rc-hl-virtual-season-workshops/
Humanoid Soccer Robot School 2022
Supported by the RoboCup Federation, the National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST) is organizing a Humanoid Summer School in May 2022. The event will be hybrid and you can register until 11th of May. For more information, see https://bit.ly/3jrYaXR
Amazon re:Mars Event
Amazon has invited the Humanoid League to participate in their re:Mars conference, to be held June 21st - 24th in Las Vegas, USA. The conference brings together researchers across different disciplines as well as industry representatives to exchanges ideas. As the Humanoid League is invited to participate, there would be no registration fee for participating teams. In addition, transportation costs for robots and equipment would be covered by Amazon and they would provide a field and any material required to play games. We know that this event is very close to the RoboCup world championship and it may hence be difficult for teams to participate. If you would be interested in participation or have any further questions, please get in touch with me until April 22nd!
More information on the re:Mars event: https://remars.amazonevents.com/
Cheers, Maike (on behalf of the Humanoid League Technical Committee)
-- Dr. Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann Postdoctoral Researcher Foundations of Computational Linguistics Laboratory University of Potsdam, Germany
Pronouns: she / her More information: https://www.maike-paetzel.de/
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