Gerald Steinbauer

Institute for Software Technology

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RoboCup - A Platform for Teaching and Research in Robotics and AI

RoboCup - A Platform for Teaching and Research in Robotics and AI

Gerald Steinbauer

Institute for Software Technology

Graz University of Technology

Gerald Steinbauer

Institute for Software Technology

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RoboCup - A Platform for Teaching and Research in Robotics and AI

Motivation

• established around mid 1990s• after “disappointing” experiences with chess• genius, challenging, ambitious goal• interaction among agents and the environment• dynamic nondeterministic environment

• one of the largest and most successful robotics events

RoboCup Vision: By the year 2050, develop a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots that can win against the human world soccer champion team.

Gerald Steinbauer

Institute for Software Technology

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RoboCup - A Platform for Teaching and Research in Robotics and AI

The RoboCup Leagues

Soccer Simulation Soccer Small Size Soccer Mid Size

Soccer Standard Platform Soccer Humanoid Rescue Real Robot

RoboCup@Home RoboCupJuniorRescue Simulation

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Institute for Software Technology

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RoboCup - A Platform for Teaching and Research in Robotics and AI

RoboCup 2009 Graz

• June 29 - July 5 2009• over 2300 participants• 407 teams• 44 nations• over 700 visa applications• 33.000 m2 space• 15 km of network cable• over 1 million € budget• limit for a university to organize

• games, symposium, accompanying program

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Institute for Software Technology

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RoboCup - A Platform for Teaching and Research in Robotics and AI

Pitfalls

• keep the balance between research and show• it is not (always) “rocket science”• how to draw attention to the symposium• somehow closed community• academic structures do not work anymore• tune the rules in the right way

- people from outside do not really know what RoboCup is all about

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Institute for Software Technology

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RoboCup - A Platform for Teaching and Research in Robotics and AI

Goodies

• easily attract students of all age to science and technology

• explains research to the general public• ideal platform for teaching of various topics• some elaborated benchmarks for research (e.g.,

rescue real robot and @home league)• fosters integrated complete systems• immense passion and energy of the participants

a huge strong network of top student and researchers

Gerald Steinbauer

Institute for Software Technology

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RoboCup - A Platform for Teaching and Research in Robotics and AI

Summary

has a clear long term vision and pursuits it inspires and motivates people show how to sell your research RoboCup is a success story shows progress every year

- has to be more open minded- has to ask the right questions- evaluate the impact to the field- high demand on financial and human rescources

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Institute for Software Technology

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RoboCup - A Platform for Teaching and Research in Robotics and AI

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