Call for Participation 2022 RoboCup Autonomous Robot Manipulation (ARM) Challenge Supported by MathWorks https://arm.robocup.org https://arm.robocup.org?trk=public_post_share-update_update-text/

The RoboCup Autonomous Manipulation Challenge is live and accepting registrations for the 2022 season. This is a great opportunity to learn about robot manipulation or get a certificate to demonstrate your existing skills! Live information session on learning robotic manipulation and this competition will take place on March 15th, on the MATLAB Instagram Channel https://www.instagram.com/matlab/. https://www.instagram.com/matlab/

Prizes ===== Certificate of Achievement for demonstrating skills in programming, control, simulation, and perception of robotic pick-and-place and grasping applications in dynamic environments.

RCF Sponsored Research Grant for 2023 (Up to 5000 USD)

Important Dates ============ January 18th – Registration Opens

March 15th - Instagram Live Robot Manipulation Q&A and Challenge Kickoff at 9:30am EST through the MATLAB Instagram Channel https://www.instagram.com/matlab/

April 12th - Technical Support and Development Q&A for teams

May 22nd – Submission deadline for the qualification round

May 30th – Announcement of teams qualified for finals

June 19th – Second submission deadline for teams qualified to finals

TBD – Final round simulations and announcement of winners

Registration ========= All teams must pre-register using this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScA6JcHRV1qmh_-VWikgCfj62jg-GcQYgQsk6iYd8wBoeDpEg/viewform . - Teams already registered for any RoboCup league (either Major or Junior) can participate in this challenge with no additional fees - Teams willing to participate only in this challenge can register according to RoboCupJunior fees.

Registration deadline: May 23rd, 2022 - Questions about registration? a***********p@gmail.com

Submission ========= Participating teams will complete a submission form providing links to their code/files and a video of their algorithm in action.

Additional Information =============== - MathWorks support for RoboCup (Complimentary MATLAB licenses) https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/robocup.html - Templates for RoboCup Virtual Robot Manipulation Challenge https://github.com/mathworks-robotics/templates-robocup-robot-manipulation-challenge - Questions about MATLAB and Simulink? Email: r***********a@mathworks.com - F.A.Q https://2021.robocup.org/robot-manipulation/robot-manipulation-faq .