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2024 Participation intent <ZJUNlict>
by PF Y 10 Feb '24

10 Feb '24

Dear Robocup Organizing Committee: We hope this email finds you well. On behalf of ZJUNlict, the robotics team from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, we would like to express our strong intention to participate in Robocup 2024. This year we choose Division A as our preferred division. ZJUNlict has a longstanding history of competing in the Robocup Small Size League since 2004. After years of continuous dedication and the collective efforts of multiple team generations, we have proudly achieved the second-best result in the Small Size League Hall of Fame. But we don’t want to stop there. After the epidemic, we returned to the Robocup offline competition in 2023, with a new hardware system and significant advancements in software algorithms. Our relentless dedication to innovative research and development for the Robocup competition has been unwavering. We are eagerly looking forward to entering Division A and engaging in spirited competition and collaboration with higher-level robot teams. Participating in this division will provide us with a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge, learn from the best in the field, and contribute to the popularization and development of robot research. I am Pengfei Yu, and I’m the main point of contact for the team. If you have any questions about qualifying for our team, please don’t hesitate to contact me through ggahhhhyu(a)gmail.com. Below is a list of important information for our team qualification for the committee’s reference. Team Name: ZJUNlict. Country : China. University : Zhejiang University. Main contact name and email : Pengfei Yu, ggahhhhyu(a)gmail.com. Preferred Division : A. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Regards, Pengfei Yu

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2024 Qualification Video <ZJUNlict>
by PF Y 10 Feb '24

10 Feb '24

Dear Robocup Organizing Committee: ZJUNlict’s 2024 qualification video : https://youtu.be/qERdbMljkwQ This Youtube link leads to ZJUNlict’s 2024 qualification video, If you have any question about it, please don’t hesitate to contact us through ggahhhhyu(a)gmail.com. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Regards, Pengfei Yu

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2024 Qualification Video luhbots soccer
by Sebastian Knackstedt 10 Feb '24

10 Feb '24

Dear all, the luhbots soccer Team would like to share their 2024 qualification video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDPu4hBAkyk Best regards Sebastian Knackstedt luhbots soccer

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2024 Qualification Video ER-Force
by Christoph Schmidtmeier 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

Dear SSL league members, you can find our qualification video for RoboCup 2024 here: https://youtu.be/nBh2ecVEYWQ Best regards Christoph Schmidtmeier ER-Force

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2024 Qualification Video TIGERs Mannheim
by Andre Ryll 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

Dear all, I am happy to share our qualification video for RoboCup 2024 with you: https://youtu.be/EfBPhTkcia8 Best, Andre Ryll Project Leader & Founder of TIGERs Mannheim

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RoboCup Early Visa Invitation Letters
by 2024＠robocup.org 22 Jan '24

22 Jan '24

Dear RoboCuppers, We are very much looking forward to inviting all of you to Eindhoven, The Netherlands for RoboCup 2024! To allow more teams to join RoboCup 2024, we offer early visa invitation letters. Participants that require a visa to join RoboCup in The Netherlands may apply for an early visa invitation letter. This letter allows for making an earlier appointment at an embassy to request a visa, rather than only after completing registration. There are some constraints on who can receive a visa invitation letter. You can find the details, as well as the request form, on the RoboCup 2024 website: https://2024.robocup.org/?page_id=2998 We hope to see you at RoboCup 2024! Best regards, RoboCup 2024 Organisation 2024(a)robocup.org <mailto:2024@robocup.org>

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Changes for the Small Size League in 2024
by Tobias Heineken 17 Jan '24

17 Jan '24

Happy New Year! As we start the preparations for RoboCup 2024, we would like to inform the league of the main upcoming changes for this year's competition, based on the discussions from the last Open OC/TC meeting at the end of RoboCup Bordeaux. We also want to give the league a quick heads-up that the Team Qualification Material Submission deadline for this year's RoboCup is February 13th. The CMT for submitting the (E)TDPs is now open and more information can be found at the qualification website <https://ssl.robocup.org/robocup-2024-qualification/>. The (Updated) Qualification process Starting with RoboCup 2024, the SSL will limit the number of teams participating in the competition. With the expected field setup, this limit is 12 teams in Division B and 8 in Division A. If more space becomes available, more slots in Division B will open up. To determine the selected teams, the TC/OC will rank all based on their qualification video, initial TDP submissionand feedback given during the review process. The TDP will generally be given preference over the qualification video & review feedback. For Division A, the 8 slots available will be decided using the ranking system cited above. If not all slots of Div A are filled, the TC/OC will invite teams from Division B until all slots are used. For Division B, there will be 8 slots that will be filled using the ranking system and 4 slots that will be filled randomly. This will ensure that new teams will have a chance of participating in the competition. All teams that did not get a slot in Division A are considered for Division B. Qualified teams that are not invited according to this method end up on the waiting list, which again is sorted based on the ranking described above. The TC/OC will inform a team “You’re on the waiting list, your position is #2”. If a slot opens up, we will contact the teams in that order to find a team that is still interested in coming to the RoboCup. This is additional to the “qualified / conditionally qualified” system we are currently using. The requirements for (E)TDPs and Qualification Video will also not change. Remember that teams regularly drop out (“withdrawn”) or don’t get qualified (“not qualified”), so there is a realistic chance a team on the waiting list can get invited. If you are directly qualified and not on the waiting list, please notify TC/OC immediatelyif you wish to withdraw so we can start communicating with teams on the waiting list. Number of robots for Division A In Bordeaux, the number of robots for division A was 11 and only two teams managed to actually play with 11 robots. With that in mind, and also wanting to provide more opportunities for teams in Division B to join Division A, we are making modifications to the allowed number of robots in Div A. During thegroup phase, games will be played with 8 robots on each side unless both teams agree to play with 11. And during the knockout phase, all games will be played with 11 robots per team.We still want to incentivize teams to play with 11 robots, but we do understand that this can be hard, especially for teams coming from Division B. Rule changes One major upcoming rule change is regarding the robot substitution process. Currently, a robot substitution is almost free, and a team can use almost unlimited time to do such a substitution. In RoboCup Japan (2017) we started the automatic robot substitutions <https://robocup-ssl.github.io/ssl-rules/sslrules.html#_robot_substitution>, but in its current implementation, flagging a robot substitution has no consequences.This can lead to diverting the focus of the development from obtaining stable hardware, and can cause excessive downtime during gameplay. The rule change imposes some consequence to performing a robot substitution. We have not concluded our discussions, but are considering the following options (or a combination of these): * A time limit on the robot substitution (either similar to the timeouts, or individually for each substitution event) * Limiting the number of substitutions * Consequences after a certain amount of substitutions o Examples include losing a timeout, getting a yellow card, a free kick, etc. Please stay attentive to our emails for any more announcements of rule changes. Technical challenges We have planned some exciting technical challenges for this year! The details are not ready yet, but we would like to give an overview so teams can start preparing for them. Black & White Hulls We have received a lot of feedback that for the audience, it is hard to distinguish between teams since most teams use black hulls. Therefore, we are proposing a challenge in which teams will have to show how they will quickly change their hulls’ colors between black and white. Team vs. Team Passing Challenge We want to extend last year’s passing challenge to involve other teams! This year, the passing challenge will involve two teams, each one trying to pass the ball to themselves. We are excited to see some ball stealing action and what strategies teams come up for this! Please direct all inquiries to the Small Size League Organizing Committee: rc-ssl-oc(a)lists.robocup.org <mailto:rc-ssl-oc@lists.robocup.org> Thank you!

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RoboCup 2024 Small Size League Call for Participation
by Carla Cosenza 21 Dec '23

21 Dec '23

Hello! The Small Size League committee is glad to invite you to participate in the RoboCup 2024! Below you can find important information about the competition and qualification. Location and dates RoboCup Eindhoven 2024 Small Size League July 17-21, 2024 https://2024.robocup.org/ About RoboCup RoboCup is an international scientific initiative with the goal to advance the state of the art of intelligent robots. When established in 1997, the original mission was to field a team of robots capable of winning against the human soccer World Cup champions by 2050. About the Small Size League The RoboCup Small Size League is a part of the RoboCup Research Federation focused on multi-agent coordination and control. Teams currently compete in 11 vs. 11 soccer matches (6 vs. 6 in Div. B). The robots must fit within an 18 cm diameter circle and must be no higher than 15 cm. The robots play soccer with an orange golf ball on a green carpeted field that is about 12 m long by 9 m wide. About the qualification To qualify for the competition, each team must submit a Team Description Paper and a video by February 13, 2024. More information on the qualification requirements and processes are located on the website. Please direct all inquiries to the Small Size League Organizing Committee: rc-ssl-oc(a)lists.robocup.org Thank you! Carla Cosenza RoboCup Small Size League | Organizing Committee

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Call for Interest: RoboCup German Open 2024 - Small Size League
by Nicolai Ommer 20 Nov '23

20 Nov '23

Call for Interest: RoboCup German Open 2024 - Small Size League Location: Kassel, Germany Date: April 17 - 21, 2024 Website: https://robocup.de/german-open/ The German Open of the RoboCup - open to national and international teams - is scheduled to take place again in 2024. The event takes place from the 17th to the 21st of April 2024 at the Kassel trade fair. We want to attract national attention with strong media performance. 700-800 participants are expected. The event attracts many visitors every year, including students interested in technology, robotics and AI. If you are interested in participating in the Small Size League, you will greatly help us planning this event by submitting the following poll or by sending me a short message as soon as possible. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdG9kF5-ETsCbZ0hHP1LksOaf72MvGAXB6… Submission-Deadline: November 24th 2023 Best, Nicolai Ommer Regional Committee Chair of the Small Size League

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PhD scholarships @ Western Sydney Uni, Australia
by Oliver Obst 10 Aug '23

10 Aug '23

Dear all, We have a new round of PhD scholarships at Western Sydney, open for domestic and international candidates who can start next January. If you are interested to work with me in robotics, in particular around one of these areas: - robotic teams and learning of strategies, reinforcement learning, or real-time decision making - learning-based locomotion and whole body control for walking (biped or quadruped) robots - assistive robotics or have prior RoboCup experience please consider applying. Please check the criteria and apply on this page here: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/scholarships/main_round_schola… If you do apply, make sure to contact me in advance. Cheers Oliver -- Oliver Obst, Associate Professor Centre for Research in Mathematics and Data Science Western Sydney University http://oliver.obst.eu/

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