RoboCup
RoboCup is an annual robot soccer competition that was invented in 1995 and held for the first time in 1997. RoboCup is the short form of Robot Soccer World Cup (German about: Robot Soccer World Cup ). The RoboCup world championships are held annually at different locations. Around 2000 scientists and students from all over the world meet to let their teams compete against each other. During the competitions, a congress will take place at the same time, at which new scientific findings from the field of artificial intelligence and robotics will be exchanged. In the meantime, the mobile robots also fight other competitions than football .
The 23 World Championships up to and including 2019 were held in Japan (4), France, Sweden, Australia (2), USA (2), Italy, Portugal, Germany (2), China (2), Austria, Singapore and Turkey , Mexico, Netherlands, Brazil and Canada. In this list, the order is that of the first event in the respective country and the number in brackets for individual countries indicates their multiple occurrences.
In 2006 the World Cup took place parallel to the Soccer World Cup in Germany .
The initiator was Hiroaki Kitano from Sony.
background
“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. "
“RoboCup is an international, scientific initiative with the aim of advancing the state of the art in intelligent robots. The original purpose when it was introduced in 1997 was to have a team of robots set up by 2050 at the latest, which should be able to beat the human world championship team. "
Leagues
2D simulation
Two teams each with 11 completely autonomous players / programs compete against each other. This happens purely virtually on a special SoccerServer, whereby the teams can also be supported by an autonomous coach. Both viewing angles and simple physics are simulated. Due to the mechanical problems and the external influences with which robotics still has to struggle, the methods of AI are used most heavily here.
3D simulation
The so-called 3D server, which features a complex physics engine, is quite new. This allows the ball to be moved in three dimensions, so that more realistic moves are possible than is the case with 2D simulation. A beta version of the server was introduced in early 2004. The first official competition took place in Lisbon in 2004.
Small size
Two teams each with five small robots compete against each other. The robots are controlled by radio from a computer that detects the game with the help of cameras that are mounted four meters above the playing field. Due to the frequently used omnidirectional drive and the central control by one or more external computers, the most dynamic game can be observed here.
Middle size
The robots in this league are autonomous compared to the small size and have their own sensors, such as an omnidirectional camera . Since the rules that affect the structure of the playing field are constantly changing, the robots used to have difficulties locating themselves on the field. Therefore, this so-called supreme discipline was rather sluggish for a long time. By using omnidirectional cameras, most teams have now overcome this problem. The robots now often travel at more than two meters per second.
Standard Platform League
In this league, so-called naos are used instead of self-made robots . These Aldebaran robots have numerous sensors and are a crowd puller because of their cute nature. The robots act autonomously and are allowed to communicate with each other via WLAN.
- Before 2008, the Standard Platform League was still called Four Legged because the robot dog Aibo was used by Sony. However, Sony stopped production of the Aibos at the end of March 2006.
Humanoid
In the humanoid league, robots with human-like body shapes and corresponding sensory equipment compete against each other. The robots must be completely autonomous. The competitions are held in three size classes: KidSize (<60 cm), TeenSize (100–120 cm) and AdultSize (> 130 cm). There are penalty shootouts (AdultSize), soccer games (KidSize and TeenSize) and technical competitions that change every year. The research questions examined include dynamic walking on two legs, ball manipulation, visual perception of the game situation and the coordination of team play.
Rescue
This league does not deal with football like the others, but rather researches methods that can be used during disasters. In the simulation league, the coordination of rescue units in a devastated city is rehearsed, while in the robot league, mobile robots are used to independently search for survivors in constructed devastated rooms.
@Home
This league, which took place for the first time in 2006, deals with the development of future applications of autonomous mobile robots in daily life. The scenario is the model of an apartment consisting of living room and kitchen in which the robots have to perform different tasks. The focus here is on human-machine interaction.
Logistics
The Logistics League has been one of the major leagues since 2012. The aim of this league is the development of autonomously acting robots to control the flow of materials and information in industrial production systems.
Junior
The Junior League is aimed at schoolchildren up to and including 20 years of age and would like to get young people excited about robotics and IT. In the three sub-leagues OnStage, Rescue (Line and Maze) and Soccer there are two levels of difficulty: Entry and Primary ( Rescue ), Primary and Secondary (OnStage), 1vs1 and 2vs2 (Soccer) .
In the OnStage League , the students let the robots (sometimes together with their builders) perform a choreography. A jury evaluates the results, for example, according to creativity.
In the Rescue Line League , the robots have to follow a line and at the end recognize and rescue a “victim”. This is made more difficult by ramps, gaps and obstacles on and next to the line.
When participating in the Rescue Maze League , the robots have to find "buried subjects" in a labyrinth and signal their position. Further points can be collected by dropping so-called "rescue kits" or by overcoming obstacles.
Finally, there is the Soccer League , in which in one class two robots (maximum 22 cm in diameter; 22 cm in height) autonomously compete against each other on a black-to-white playing field (1 vs. 1). This league no longer exists in the official competitions. In the other class, a team consists of two robots (22 cm in diameter and height), and this league must be subdivided again. Soccer A is a playing field with boards, where Soccer B has an out zone, which makes programming even more difficult (2 vs 2). As of the 2013 rules, however, there will only be Soccer B. The game is played with a ball about the size of a tennis ball, which is colored bright orange for easier identification.
Venues
year | country | place | continent |
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1997 | Japan | Nagoya | Asia |
1998 | France | Paris | Europe |
1999 | Sweden | Stockholm | Europe |
2000 | Australia | Melbourne | Australia |
2001 | United States | Seattle | America |
2002 | Japan | Fukuoka | Asia |
2003 | Italy | Padua | Europe |
2004 | Portugal | Lisbon | Europe |
2005 | Japan | Osaka | Asia |
2006 | Germany | Bremen | Europe |
2007 | United States | Atlanta | America |
2008 | China | Suzhou | Asia |
2009 | Austria | Graz | Europe |
2010 | Singapore | Singapore | Asia |
2011 | Turkey | Istanbul | Europe |
2012 | Mexico | Mexico city | America |
2013 | Netherlands | Eindhoven | Europe |
2014 | Brazil | João Pessoa | America |
2015 | China | Hefei | Asia |
2016 | Germany | Leipzig | Europe |
2017 | Japan | Nagoya | Asia |
2018 | Canada | Montreal | America |
2019 | Australia | Sydney | Australia |
2020 | France | Bordeaux | Europe |
RoboCup World Championships
RoboCup 2004
The RoboCup 2004 took place from June 27th to July 5th in Lisbon . For the first time there were competitions in the "3D simulation" class.
Germany and Japan were particularly successful, but also because of the many teams that competed from these countries:
class | Top teams |
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2D simulation |
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3D simulation | |
Small size |
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Mid size |
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Four legged | |
Humanoid | |
Rescue Real Robots |
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Rescue simulation |
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The highlights of this competition were the first penalty held by a robot (by vision in the final of the humanoids) and the fast-paced game of the Aibos of the German team, who won 5: 3 (2: 2) against the team from the University of Sydney. The Japanese own team also attracted attention with its precise game in the competitions of the mid-size class and won the final with a clear 5: 1.
RoboCup 2005
The RoboCup 2005 took place from 13th to 19th July in Osaka . For the first time real games with humanoid robots were played.
class | Top teams |
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2D simulation | |
3D simulation | |
Small size |
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Mid size |
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Four legged |
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Humanoid |
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Rescue Real Robots |
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Rescue simulation |
RoboCup 2006
The RoboCup 2006 took place from 14. – 20. June in Bremen . The finals were on June 18th. The two following days were used for the RoboCup symposium and were not open to the public. The symposium serves the scientific exchange within the RoboCup community.
class | Top teams |
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2D simulation | |
3D simulation | |
Small size | |
Mid size | |
Four legged |
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Humanoid |
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Rescue Real Robots | |
Rescue simulation |
RoboCup 2007
The 2007 RoboCup took place in Atlanta from July 1st to 13th .
class | Top teams |
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Small size |
RoboCup 2008
The RoboCup 2008 took place from July 14th to 20th in Suzhou . Organizational problems in the meantime could be solved. The issuing of visas was reportedly made more difficult.
class | Top teams |
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Small size |
RoboCup 2009
The RoboCup 2009 took place from June 29th to July 5th in Graz .
Humanoid
class | Top teams |
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KidSize |
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KidSize: Technical Challenge |
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TeenSize |
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TeenSize: Technical Challenge |
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Overall Best Humanoid Robot |
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Simulation League
class | Top teams |
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3D Simulation League |
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2D Simulation League |
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Small size league
class | Top teams |
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Small size league |
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Technical Challenge |
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Middle Size League
class | Top teams |
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Middle Size League |
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Technical Challenge |
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Free presentation |
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Standard Platform League
class | Top teams |
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Standard Platform League |
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RoboCup 2010
The RoboCup 2010 took place from June 19-25, 2010 in Singapore .
class | Top teams |
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Humanoid AdultSize | |
Humanoid TeenSize |
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Humanoid KidSize |
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Best humanoid | |
Standard Platform League | |
Small-size league | |
Middle-size League | |
Simulation 2D | |
3D simulation | |
@Home |
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Rescue Real Robots |
RoboCup 2011
The RoboCup 2011 took place from July 5th to 11th, 2011 in Istanbul .
class | Top teams |
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Humanoid AdultSize | |
Humanoid TeenSize |
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Humanoid KidSize |
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Standard Platform League |
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Small-size league | |
Middle-size League | |
Simulation 2D | |
3D simulation | |
@Home |
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Rescue Real Robots |
RoboCup 2012
The RoboCup 2012 took place from June 18 to 24, 2012 in Mexico City .
class | Top teams |
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Humanoid AdultSize | |
Humanoid TeenSize |
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Humanoid KidSize |
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Standard Platform League | |
Small-size league | |
Middle-size League | |
Simulation 2D | |
3D simulation | |
@Home |
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Rescue simulation |
Virtual Robot Competition: Agent Competition: |
Rescue Robot |
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RoboCup 2013
The RoboCup 2013 took place from June 24th to July 1st, 2013 in Eindhoven .
class | Top teams |
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Humanoid AdultSize |
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Humanoid TeenSize |
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Humanoid KidSize |
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Standard Platform League |
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Small-size league |
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Middle-size League |
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Simulation 2D |
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3D simulation |
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@Home |
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Rescue Robot |
RoboCup 2014
The RoboCup 2014 took place from July 19 to July 25, 2014 in João Pessoa .
class | Top teams |
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Humanoid AdultSize |
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Humanoid TeenSize |
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Humanoid KidSize |
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Small size |
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Middle size |
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Standard Platform League |
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2D simulation |
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3D simulation |
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Rescue Robot |
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@Home |
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@Work |
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Logistics League sponsored by Festo |
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RoboCup 2015
The RoboCup 2015 took place from July 17 to July 23, 2015 in Hefei .
class | Top teams |
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Humanoid AdultSize |
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Humanoid TeenSize |
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Humanoid KidSize |
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Small size |
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Middle size |
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Standard Platform League |
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2D simulation |
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3D simulation |
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Rescue Robot |
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@Home |
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@Work |
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Logistics League sponsored by Festo |
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RoboCup 2016
The RoboCup 2016 took place from June 30th to July 4th 2016 in Leipzig .
class | Top teams |
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Humanoid AdultSize |
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Humanoid TeenSize |
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Humanoid KidSize |
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Standard Platform League |
Indoor
Outdoors
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Small-size league |
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Middle-size League |
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Simulation 2D |
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3D simulation |
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Rescue |
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@Home |
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@Work |
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Logistics |
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RoboCup 2017
The RoboCup 2017 took place from July 27-30, 2017 in Nagoya, Japan.
RoboCup 2018
The RoboCup 2018 took place from June 18 to 22, 2018 in Montreal, Canada .
class | Top teams |
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Small size |
RoboCup 2019
The RoboCup 2019 took place from July 2 to 8, 2019 in Sydney , Australia .
class | Top teams |
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Small size |
National tournaments (open to foreign teams)
German Open
Main article see: RoboCup German Open
The German Open has been an annual competition in Germany since 2001, on the one hand an open tournament for international teams in the RoboCup Major leagues (students and researchers) and on the other hand the national World Championship qualification tournament for the German RoboCupJunior teams (schoolchildren).
Dutch Open
Since the World Championships were held in Germany in 2006 , there was no German Open this year. As a replacement , the Dutch Open took place in Eindhoven , the Netherlands, as part of the RoboLudens (the playing robot) from April 7th to 9th.
class | Top teams |
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Sony Four Legged |
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In the 2015/2016 season, the RoboCup European Open took place in Eindhoven in conjunction with the FTC Dutch Open .
Japan Open
For main article see: RoboCup Japan Open
Brazil Open
For main article see: RoboCup Brazil Open
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hiroaki Kitano, Minoru Asada, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Itsuki Noda, Eiichi Osawa: CiteSeerX - RoboCup: The Robot World Cup Initiative. In: citeseerx.ist.psu.edu. 1995, accessed July 24, 2015 .
- ↑ https://www.robocup.org/
- ↑ Sony AIBO Europe (May 4, 2008)
- ^ Sven Behnke, Jürgen Müller, Michael Schreiber: Playing Soccer with RoboSapien . In: RoboCup 2005: Robot Soccer World Cup IX (= Lecture Notes in Computer Science ). Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006, ISBN 978-3-540-35438-3 , p. 36–48 , doi : 10.1007 / 11780519_4 ( springer.com [accessed September 29, 2019]).
- ↑ Reinhard Gerndt, Daniel Seifert, Jacky Hansjoerg Baltes, Soroush Sadeghnejad, Sven Behnke: Humanoid Robots in Soccer: Robots Versus Humans in RoboCup 2050 . In: Robotics & Automation Magazine . tape 22 , no. 3 . IEEE, 2015, ISSN 1070-9932 , pp. 147–154 , doi : 10.1109 / MRA.2015.2448811 ( ieee.org [accessed September 17, 2019]).
- ↑ http://www.robocup-logistics.org/
- ↑ https://www.robocupgermanopen.de/sites/default/files/onstage_rules_final_2019.pdf
- ↑ https://www.robocupgermanopen.de/sites/default/files/2019_RescueLine_Final_Rules.pdf
- ↑ https://www.robocupgermanopen.de/sites/default/files/2019_RescueMaze_Final_Rules.pdf
- ↑ https://www.robocupgermanopen.de/sites/default/files/soccer_rules_final_2019.pdf
- ↑ Article heise online
- ↑ Qualification RoboCup 2010 Singapore. (No longer available online.) In: Fachhochschule Kärnten. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010 ; Retrieved June 4, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ RoboCup 2011 - Istanbul - Turkey. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 19, 2010 ; Retrieved June 12, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Humanoid League - Results ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Standard Platform League Results 2011
- ↑ Small Size Robot League - Score
- ↑ Results World Championships 2011: Istanbul, Turkey - MSL Events
- ↑ The RoboCup Soccer Simulator - Results ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Simulation League - Results ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ @Home League - Results ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rescue Real Robots - Results ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.robocup2012.org/
- ↑ Humanoid League Results 2012
- ↑ Standard Platform League Results 2012
- ↑ Small Size Robot League Results 2012
- ↑ Middle-Size Platform League Results 2012
- ↑ @Home League Results 2012
- ↑ Rescue Simulation Results 2012
- ↑ Rescue Robot Results 2012
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Humanoid Adult Size League Results 2013
- ↑ Humanoid Teen Size League Results 2013
- ↑ Humanoid Kid Size League Results 2013
- ↑ Standard Platform League Results 2013
- ↑ Small Size League Results 2013
- ↑ Middle Size League Results 2013
- ↑ a b c 2D / 3D simulation league results 2013
- ↑ Rescue Robot League Results 2013
- ↑ http://www.robocup2014.org/
- ↑ RoboCup Results 2014
- ↑ http://www.robocup2015.org/
- ↑ RoboCup results 2015
- ↑ Lisa is world champion! Robot from the University of Koblenz-Landau honored as the best service robot. Retrieved June 29, 2019 (German).
- ↑ http://www.robocup2016.org/de/
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-verbindungen/verbindungen/robocup-soccer/humanoid/
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-verbindungen/verbindungen/robocup-soccer/humanoid/Teen-Size.html
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-verbindungen/verbindungen/robocup-soccer/humanoid/Kid-Size.html
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-result/verbindungen/robocup-soccer/standard-platform/
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-result/verbindungen/robocup-soccer/small-size/
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-result/verbindungen/robocup-soccer/middle-size/
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-verbindungen/verbindungen/robocup-soccer/simulation-2d/
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-verbindungen/verbindungen/robocup-soccer/simulation-3d/
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-result/verbindungen/robocup-rescue/rescue-robot-league/
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-verbindungen/verbindungen/robocup-at-home/
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-result/verbindungen/robocup-industrial/robocup-at-work/
- ↑ http://robocup2016.org/de/spielplan-result/verbindungen/robocup-industrial/robocup-logistics-league/
- ↑ http://www.robocup2017.org/
- ↑ http://www.robocup2018.org/
- ↑ RoboCup 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ FIRST Tech Challenge. Retrieved March 23, 2017 .
Web links
- RoboCup
- RoboCup in Germany
- Videos from RoboCup 2014 in Brazil in the AV portal of the Technical Information Library
- Videos from RoboCup 2015 in China in the AV portal of the Technical Information Library
- Videos from the RoboCup German Open 2014 in the AV portal of the Technical Information Library
- Videos from the RoboCup German Open 2015 in the AV portal of the Technical Information Library