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Information for the MSL Euro-Asia Open in France
by Valentin GIES 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

Dear MSL teams, Following the discussion during the meeting on October 6th, it has been brought to our attention that the originally scheduled dates for the RoboCup 2025 Euro Asia Open, December 4–9, 2025, may not be feasible for some teams. To accommodate the majority of participants, we are exploring alternative dates for the competition. We kindly request your input in selecting time slots from the proposed options below. The final dates will be determined based on the number of teams able to participate. Here is the link for voting : https://framadate.org/KtXnc9l13qRNHRKE Your timely response will greatly assist us in finalizing a schedule that works for as many teams as possible. Please submit your selections by*October 17th**.* Here are a few informations about the event : The Euro-Asia Open will be organised in Toulon, in the south of France, close to Marseille and Nice which are also large french airports. Competition location is Gymnase des Lices (see picture above), it is very close to Toulon train station (red circle on the map above) and to the center of the city, making it convenient to attend the event. Registration will be free, we kindly ask teams to tell as soon as possible when the date will be decided if they participate or not. Best regards, Valentin Gies, for the MSL executive committee

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MSL Team Meeting on Monday October 6th at 1:00 p.m. GMT
by Valentin GIES 06 Oct '25

06 Oct '25

Dear MSL teams, Here is the link for the team meeting scheduled on Monday 6th at 1:00 p.m. GMT. https://rendez-vous.renater.fr/MSL_Team_Meeting_396738-c6e7af-efd6b1 We will discuss about the tournament in France (it would be great to have a final list of participating teams) and about the ideas proposed by your teams to smooth the transition from MSL to the humanoids joint league. See you tomorrow, Valentin, Jorrit and Antonio for the MSL Exec / TC comittee.

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Link for today's MSL Team Meeting - 3:00 p.m. GMT UTC Time
by Valentin GIES 24 Sep '25

24 Sep '25

Dear MSL Teams, Here is the link for today's online MSL Team Meeting : https://rendez-vous.renater.fr/ROBOCUP_MSL_TEAM_MEETING_c0cc6b-e2fea8-e76436 See you at 3:00 GMT - (1:00 p.m. for european teams) Best regards, The executive committee

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MSL Team meeting on wednesday 24th september at 3:00 p.m. GMT
by Valentin GIES 22 Sep '25

22 Sep '25

Dear MSL teams, Following our last message, an online meeting will be organised on next wednesday, 24th september, at 3:00 p m. GMT. We will discuss about the evolutions of MSL, about a tournament and workshop in December, and the organisation of the rest of the year. We hope your team will be able to participate. A link for connections will be sent before the meeting. Best regards, The executive committee

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About the meeting
by 刘斐 15 Sep '25

15 Sep '25

Hi, Valentin In the mail you mentioned "Falcons team proposed a schedule for that meeting : Wednesday 24th 2025, starting at 8:00 p.m. Would it be ok for your teams ?" Could you specify the Month and the Time Zone of the meeting? Fei Liu OC Chair, Middle Size League, RoboCup 2025  

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Important information for MSL future
by Valentin GIES 13 Sep '25

13 Sep '25

Dear MSL RoboCup Teams, There are major upcoming changes to RoboCup Soccer that affect the MSL and its members. What is Happening? To start, the trustees are taking substantial action to streamline RoboCup Soccer in pursuit of the 2050 goal of playing a match against the World Cup winner. The first and most substantial change is that all soccer leagues will be converging on humanoid (bipedal) robots by 2028. The new leagues will be related to humanoid robotics and simulation only. The Middle Size League will no longer be a major category event after the 2027 RoboCup (the MSL will be at the 2027 event, and not at the 2028 event and after). This is true for many of the other leagues, and there will be substantial changes to the humanoid rules and non-soccer events as well. The official press release from the RoboCup federation can be found here: https://www.robocup.org/news/181 The MSL community has several transition paths forward. We understand each team is unique, and will have team specific concerns. We have explicitly been told by the trustees we are invited to continue our league under the RoboCup name at regional events after 2027, in regional competitions such as the Portuguese Open or a Euro-Asian Open in December. The trustees have also begun a transition plan for teams who would like to switch to one of the humanoid leagues and remain on the world event stage. For teams looking to transition quickly, the trustees are working to get discounts and collaborative use of commercial bipedal robot platforms. Here is a link for teams interested in these platforms (https://robotprogram.robocup.org/). We will communicate additional details about the humanoid rules and transition assistance as it becomes available. Expect additional communication directly from the governing bodies of global RoboCup. We understand these are big changes and they may come as a surprise to all of you. The committee members decided the new direction during this year’s RoboCup, as the overall desires of the RoboCup trustees became more clear. What to expect in the coming weeks. Obviously, things will be changing. T*he trustees will be hosting a meeting with soccer Execs on Thursday 17th September*. We will keep you informed of what will be proposed and discussed. *To prepare this meeting, we would like MSL teams to send us ideas and proposals on how the huge work done by teams in MSL can help for going toward 2050 RoboCup objectives more efficiently, and what can be adopted in humanoid league to make transition from MSL easier*. A MSL meeting will be organised following the Exec meeting so that we can discuss all together of what can be the future of MSL and how we can contribute altogether. Falcons team proposed a schedule for that meeting : Wednesday 24th 2025, starting at 8:00 p.m. Would it be ok for your teams ? Best regards, The MSL Executive committee

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Important information for MSL future
by Valentin GIES 13 Sep '25

13 Sep '25

Dear MSL RoboCup Teams, There are major upcoming changes to RoboCup Soccer that affect the MSL and its members. What is Happening? To start, the trustees are taking substantial action to streamline RoboCup Soccer in pursuit of the 2050 goal of playing a match against the World Cup winner. The first and most substantial change is that all soccer leagues will be converging on humanoid (bipedal) robots by 2028. The new leagues will be related to humanoid robotics and simulation only. The Middle Size League will no longer be a major category event after the 2027 RoboCup (the MSL will be at the 2027 event, and not at the 2028 event and after). This is true for many of the other leagues, and there will be substantial changes to the humanoid rules and non-soccer events as well. The official press release from the RoboCup federation can be found here: https://www.robocup.org/news/181 The MSL community has several transition paths forward. We understand each team is unique, and will have team specific concerns. We have explicitly been told by the trustees we are invited to continue our league under the RoboCup name at regional events after 2027, in regional competitions such as the Portuguese Open or a Euro-Asian Open in December. The trustees have also begun a transition plan for teams who would like to switch to one of the humanoid leagues and remain on the world event stage. For teams looking to transition quickly, the trustees are working to get discounts and collaborative use of commercial bipedal robot platforms. Here is a link for teams interested in these platforms (https://robotprogram.robocup.org/). We will communicate additional details about the humanoid rules and transition assistance as it becomes available. Expect additional communication directly from the governing bodies of global RoboCup. We understand these are big changes and they may come as a surprise to all of you. The committee members decided the new direction during this year’s RoboCup, as the overall desires of the RoboCup trustees became more clear. What to expect in the coming weeks. Obviously, things will be changing. T*he trustees will be hosting a meeting with soccer Execs on Thursday 17th September*. We will keep you informed of what will be proposed and discussed. *To prepare this meeting, we would like MSL teams to send us ideas and proposals on how the huge work done by teams in MSL can help for going toward 2050 RoboCup objectives more efficiently, and what can be adopted in humanoid league to make transition from MSL easier*. A MSL meeting will be organised following the Exec meeting so that we can discuss all together of what can be the future of MSL and how we can contribute altogether. Falcons team proposed a schedule for that meeting : Wednesday 24th 2025, starting at 8:00 p.m. Would it be ok for your teams ? Best regards, The MSL Executive committee

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MSL Roadmap
by Olthuis, Jorrit 30 Jun '25

30 Jun '25

Dear MSL teams, In follow-up to the MSL workshop in Toulon earlier this year, the Technical Committee has developed a roadmap for the MSL rulebook. It is available on the website: https://msl.robocup.org/roadmap During the workshop, many participants agreed with the observation that the MSL has stagnated in its development. Games played now are not always better or more interesting than several years ago. While there are many ideas on how to move the league forward, the difference in team maturity means that it is not always feasible to announce new rules in December/January and play with those changes in July. The roadmap aims to announce bigger rule updates further in advance, such that all teams can schedule the work in the way they want. At the same time, it moves the research in the league forward while still allowing people to find their own research focus. If you have any questions after reading the roadmap, feel free to contact the Technical Committee: rc-msl-tc(a)lists.robocup.org. Best regards, The MSL Technical Committee

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Update MSL at RoboCup
by Jorrit Olthuis 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

Dear MSL teams, Before the qualification deadline we have contacted everyone to ask about their plans to travel to Brazil, as well as if they are interested in a European MSL event. We want to thank everyone for their response. In this email, we would like to update everyone about the current status. Now that the qualification has finished, we see that very few teams that have qualified for the main competition are considering traveling to Brazil. The RoboCup Federation requires at least 3 teams in the main competition to host MSL. Currently, we are not sure if MSL will meet this criterion. We are contacting the last teams to see if they plan to travel to Brazil. We have no definitive update regarding the European tournament yet. However, we are investigating several options. We are rather positive that a European MSL tournament will be organized in September-December of this year. Location is still to be determined. Best regards, RoboCup MSL Executive Committee

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European competition
by Josip Dujic 25 Feb '25

25 Feb '25

Hello, do we have location for organising RoboCup MSL 2025 in Europe or it will be in Brazil? We need to know that before 1.3.2025. so we can apply for fundings. Thank you and best regards, Josip Dujić.

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