RoboCup Standard Platform League

The RoboCup Standard Platform League (SPL) is one of several leagues within RoboCup,^[1] an international competition with autonomous robotic soccer matches as the main event.

Overview

In the Standard Platform League all teams use identical (i.e., standard) robots,^[2] allowing the teams concentrate on software development rather than the mechanics of robots.^[3] The robots operate fully autonomously; i.e., there is no remote control by either humans or computers during the games.

The League began as the Sony Four-Legged League in 1999 using the Sony AIBO. Initially a small number of teams were invited to join the league. In 2002, the league was opened and teams were allowed to apply through a qualification process. After Sony announced that it would discontinue production of the AIBO in 2006, the League searched for a new platform and decided on the Aldebaran Robotics humanoid NAO. In 2008, the League ran both AIBOs and Naos and was renamed the Standard Platform League. From 2009, only the Naos were used.

History

Summaries of previous tournaments^[4]

Finalist Details

• 1999 LRP,  France; rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales,  Australia
• 2000 rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales,  Australia; LRP,  France
• 2001 rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales,  Australia; CM United, Carnegie Mellon University,  United States
• 2002 CMPack, Carnegie Mellon University,  United States; rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales,  Australia
• 2003 rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales,  Australia; UPennalizers, University of Pennsylvania,  United States
• 2004 GermanTeam, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Universität Bremen, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and University of Dortmund,  Germany; UTS Unleashed!, University of Technology, Sydney,  Australia
• 2005 GermanTeam, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Universität Bremen, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and University of Dortmund,  Germany; NUBots, The University of Newcastle,  Australia
• 2006 NUBots, The University of Newcastle,  Australia; rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales,  Australia
• 2007 Northern Bites, Bowdoin College,  United States; NUBots, The University of Newcastle,  Australia
• 2008 NUManoids, National University of Ireland Maynooth and University of Newcastle, Ireland and  Australia; GTCMUnited, Georgia Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University,  United States GermanTeam, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Humboldt Universität Berlin, and DFKI-Labor Bremen,  Germany; UTS-USTC WrightEagle Unleashed!, University of Science and Technology of China  China, and University of Technology, Sydney,  Australia
• 2009 B-Human, University of Bremen and German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence,  Germany; Northern Bites, Bowdoin College,  United States
• 2010 B-Human, University of Bremen and German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence,  Germany; rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales,  Australia
• 2011 B-Human, University of Bremen and German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence,  Germany;Nao Devils Dortmund, TU Dortmund,  Germany

Technical Challenges Results ^[4]

Team Details

• 1999 rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales  Australia
• 2000 rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales  Australia
• 2001 rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales  Australia
• 2002 rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales  Australia
• 2003 rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales  Australia
• 2004 UTS Unleashed!, University of Technology, Sydney  Australia; ARAIBO , The University of Tokyo and Chuo University  Japan; ASURA, Kyushu Institute of Technology and Fukuoka Institute of Technology  Japan
• 2005 Cerberus, Bogazici University, Istanbul  Turkey; NUBots, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle  Australia; ARAIBO, The University of Tokyo and Chuo University  Japan and GermanTeam, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Universität Bremen, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and University of Dortmund)  Germany
• 2006 Microsoft Hellhounds, University of Dortmund  Germany; ASURA, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka Institute of Technology  Japan; Dutch AIBO Team, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Technische Universiteit Delft, Universiteit Utrecht  Netherlands
• 2007 German Team, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Universität Bremen, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and DFKI Lab Bremen  Germany; Jolly Pochie, Department of Informatics, Kyushu University, Department of System Information Sciences, Tohoku University  Japan; UT Austin Villa, University of Texas at Austin  United States
• 2009 B-Human, University of Bremen and Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz  Germany and Nao-Team HTWK, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences  Germany; Nao Devils, Robotics Research Institute, TU Dortmund  Germany and Nao Team Humboldt, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin  Germany
• 2010 rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales  Australia; UT Austin Villa, University of Texas at Austin  United States; CMurfs, Carnegie Mellon University  United States
• 2011 RoboEireann  Ireland; Noxious-Kouretes; rUNSWift, The University of New South Wales  Australia

Team Photos

Founders of the League^[6]

• Hiroaki Kitano, RoboCup Federation
• Manuela Veloso, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
• Masahiro Fujita, Sony Corporation, Japan
• Minoru Asada, Osaka University, Japan
• Dominique Duhaut, Université de Bretagne Sud, France

Rules

• RoboCup 2010 SPL Rules ^[4]

Robots

1999-2008 Sony AIBO.^[7]

2008–Present Aldebaran Robotics humanoid NAO robots.^[8]

Technologies

Control of the robots relies on several areas of robotics, including ^[9]

• Adaptive control
• Artificial Intelligence
• Bayesian Learning Learning
• Classification and Clustering
• Computational Neuroscience
• Data Mining Techniques
• Digital Control
• Digital Image Processing
• Dimension reduction
• Evolutionary Computation
• Kalman Filter, Extended Kalman Filter
• Flexible Distribution functions
• Feedback Control and Regulation
• Manifold learning
• Motor Control and Legged Locomotion
• Neural Networks
• Reinforcement Learning
• Robot Programming
• Software Engineering
• Support Vector Machines
• Machine vision

See also

• Nao (robot)

References

External links

• Official website
• rUNSWift
• Northern Bites
• UT Austin Villa
• Nao-Team HTWK
• Austrian-Kangaroos
• NimbRo
• CMurfs - Carnegie Mellon University
• Cerberus - Bogazici University
• UTS Unleashed! - University of Technology, Sydney
• WrightEagle Unleashed! - University of Technology, Sydney and University of Science and Technology China
• B-Human
• NUBots
• NaoTH - Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
• Nao Devils - TU Dortmund University