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GermanOpen 2024 - Call for Participation
by Patrick Göttsch 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

RoboCup German Open 2024 - Major Leagues Call for Participation https://robocup.de/german-open April 17th – 20th, 2024 Messe Kassel, Germany The RoboCup German Open 2024 will be the 21st open RoboCup competition held in Germany. The event will take place in Kassel at Messe Kassel. Every regional and international Major team is cordially invited to take part in the event. --------------------- RoboCup Major Leagues (international teams) ------------------------- Competitions are from April 17th- 20th in the following Major leagues: RoboCup Soccer Standard Platform League RoboCup Soccer Humanoid League RoboCup Soccer Small Size League RoboCup Rescue Robot League RoboCup Logistics League RoboCup @Home League RoboCup @Work League The registration opens *** February 12th, 2024 ***. The registration deadline is *** February 29th, 2024 ***. Visit https://register.robocup.de to register your RoboCup Major League team. Details on the registration (fee, accommodation, rules) are available on the website. Booking of blocked accommodation with special rates is possible after your registration. The Major Leagues Organizing Committee: Patrick Göttsch (Standard Platform League) Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann (Humanoid League) Nicolai Ommer (Small Size League) Johannes Pellenz, Stefan May (Rescue Robot League) Sven Wachsmuth (@Home League) Alexander Ferrein (Logistics League) Christoph Steup (RoboCup @Work League) -------------------------- RoboCup Junior (regional teams) ------------------------------- From April 18th-21st the final event of the German RoboCupJunior Championship will be held at RoboCup German Open 2024 in Kassel. The best teams that have qualified in the eight previous local tournaments will take part. The best German Junior teams will qualify for RoboCup 2024 in Eindhoven and for the European RoboCupJunior Competition 2024 in Hannover. -------------------------------- Important dates —————------------------------------------ 2024-02-12 Major teams registration starts 2024-02-29 Major teams registration deadline 2024-03-11 Invoices are sent to team leaders 2024-03-17 Registration deadline for team member updates 2024-03-31 Registration fee due 2024-04-17 Set-up day Major League teams (venue opens 9:00) 2024-04-18 Competition day (open to the public) 2024-04-19 Competition day (open to the public) 2024-04-20 Competition day, Major finals (open to the public) 2024-04-21 Competition day, Junior finals (open to the public) ----------------------------------- Contact --------------------------------------------- Please contact germanopen(a)robocup.de for any questions. See you all at the 21st RoboCup German Open 2024! Best regards, German RoboCup Committee ---------------------------------- Acknowledgement ———————————————————— The RoboCup German Open 2024 is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF) under grant number 16ME0933.

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RoboCup SPL 2024 Team Newsletter
by Stefan Seering 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Dear SPL Teams, with this newsletter, we want to share the newest information: Rules There have been minor rule changes based on feedback we received via Discord and issues on Github <https://github.com/RoboCup-SPL/Rules/issues>. Thank you all for your feedback and contribution. The latest rule draft can be found here <https://spl.robocup.org/downloads/#2024>. This is a list of the latest changes: • Kick off after a Global game stuck is now assigned by the GameController • Wide stance allowance is now loosened to 10 seconds • Technical Challenge: Clarification on procedure and scoring Online registration for RoboCup 2024 Upcoming is the online registration for RoboCup 2024: every team will be required to register online with the RoboCup organization for the 2024 competition. The registration form and deadline are not finalized yet. You will be notified via e-mail as soon as online registration is available. URG/Aldebaran Currently, the contract regarding repairs is still under negotiation. However, it was announced that the RoboCup prices for robot purchases will increase by 10% by the 15th of April. So if you think about buying a NAO in the RoboCup-version/pricing it is best to do this beforehand. Travel visa Using the travel website of the Government of the Netherlands <https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/visa-the-netherlands/visa-required>, you can determine if your human team members need a travel visa to visit RoboCup 2024. If you plan to apply for a visa, invitation letters may be obtained from the Robocup organization <https://2024.robocup.org/early-visa-applications/>. Robot Jersey Submission If you are a new team, or plan on changing your previous jersey designs, please send in your jerseys for approval. Submission must arrive by 1st of May 2024 via e-mail to rc-spl-tc(a)lists.robocup.org . For more details, see section 2.2 of the rules document <https://spl.robocup.org/downloads/#2024>. All approved jersey designs will be published by the TC <https://github.com/RoboCup-SPL/Robot-Jerseys> before the 2024 competition. Best regards Stefan Seering on behalf of the SPL Technical Committee.

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Naova code usage for German Open 2024
by Club Naova 17 Mar '24

17 Mar '24

Dear SPL Teams, In accordance with the terms and conditions of the B-Human code release 2021's license, Naova announces the use of the B-Human code from the release 2021 for the German Open 2024. The following parts of our code have been written by Naova: * Walk controller * Strategies * Behavior * Wi-Fi communication We will also replace the ball perception with our own model, but this change is not ready yet. The following parts are modifications of the original B-Human code: - Tactics selection We would like to thank the B-Human Team for sharing their code and acknowledge their contribution to the RoboCup SPL. [signature_914140835]Olivier St-Pierre | Étudiant en génie logiciel Capitaine du club scientifique Naova École de Technologie Supérieure | 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest Montréal (Qc) Canada | H3C1K3 Tél. : 438-226-6639| Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/clubnaova/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/naorobotique/> | Site Web<https://www.clubnaova.ca/>

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B-Human Usage of Code from Nao Devils 2023 Code Release
by Thomas Röfer 16 Mar '24

16 Mar '24

Dear SPL teams, the team B-Human hereby announces that we will probably use the module "WhistleDetector" including the neural network "WhistleNetMk16" from the Nao Devils Code Release 2023 during the upcoming competitions. We wish to thank the Nao Devils for advancing our league by releasing their software! Best regards, Thomas Röfer (B-Human) _______________ [attachment.png] Dr. Thomas Röfer Senior Researcher Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI) Cyber-Physical Systems Enrique-Schmidt-Straße 5 28359 Bremen Deutschland / Germany Phone: +49 421 218-64200 Mobile: +49 160 96708297 Further Information: https://www.dfki.de Headquarters: Trippstadter Straße 122, D-67663 Managing directors: Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger Helmut Ditzer Chairman of the supervisory board: Dr. Ferri Abolhassan Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern, HRB 2313

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