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 World Championships[4]
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Technical Challenges Results [4]
Drop-In Competition Results [4]
| Year | Host | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Joao Pessoa - Brazil | B-Human  Germany |
Nao-Team HTWK Germany |
Nao Devils Dortmund Germany |
| 2015 | Hefei, China | Nao-Team HTWK Germany |
B-Human Germany |
Nao Devils Dortmund Germany |
| 2016 | Leipzig, Germany | B-Human Germany |
Nao-Team HTWK Germany |
UT Austin Villa  United States |
2014
A group photo of all teams participating in RoboCup SPL 2014
2013
A group photo of all teams participating in RoboCup SPL 2013
Robots on display for the Queen of The Netherlands at RoboCup 2013
2012
A group photo of all teams participating in RoboCup SPL 2012
2011
A group photo of all teams participating in RoboCup SPL 2011
2010
A group photo of all teams participating in RoboCup SPL 2010
2009
A group photo of all teams participating in RoboCup SPL 2009
Founders of the League[14]
- 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
| Year | Robots | Team size | Field Size | Walls | Beacons | Ball | Goals | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | AIBO ERS-110 | 3 | 180cm × 280cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2000 | AIBO ERS-110 | 3 | 180cm × 280cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2001 | AIBO ERS-210 | 3 | 180cm × 280cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2002 | AIBO ERS-210 | 4 | 270cm × 420cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2003 | AIBO ERS-210A SuperCore | 4 | 270cm × 420cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2004 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 270cm × 420cm | Yes | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2005 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 400cm x 600cm | No | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2006 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 400cm x 600cm | No | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2007 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 400cm x 600cm | No | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2008 | AIBO ERS-7 | 5 | 400cm x 600cm | No | 2 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2008 | NAO V2 | 2 | 440cm x 680cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2009 | NAO V3 | 3 | 540cm x 740cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2010 | NAO V3 Plus | 3 | 540cm x 740cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2011 | Nao V3.3 | 4 | 540cm x 740cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2012 | Nao 4 | 4 | 540cm x 740cm | No | 0 | Orange | Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2013 | Nao 4 | 5 | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Orange | Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2014 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Orange | Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2015 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Orange | White | Even & Bright |
| 2016 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Even & Bright |
| 2017 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Natural elements |
| 2018 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Natural elements |
| 2019 | Nao 6 or earlier | 5 | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Natural elements |
Technologies
Control of the robots relies on several areas of robotics, including [17]
- 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
References
- "RoboCup". RoboCup.org. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- "Standard Platform « RoboCup". Robocup.org. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- =http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=robocup-2010-world-cup-soccer
- "Robocup - Standard Platform League". Tzi.de. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Teams2011
- http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Teams2012
- http://www.tzi.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Teams2013
- http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Teams2014
- http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Teams2015
- http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/spl/bin/view/Website/Teams2016
- http://spl.robocup.org/teams-2017
- https://spl.robocup.org/standard-platform-league-results-2018/
- https://spl.robocup.org/results-2019/
- "Robocup - Standard Platform League History". Tzi.de. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- "Sony AIBO Europe". Sony-europe.com. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- "Aldebaran Robotics, the creators of Nao". Aldebaran Robotics. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- http://robots.newcastle.edu.au/
External links
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- Official website
- rUNSWift
- Northern Bites
- UT Austin Villa
- Nao-Team HTWK
- Austrian-Kangaroos
- NimbRo article, NimbRo website
- 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
- Bembelbots - Goethe-University Frankfurt
- DAInamite - TU Berlin Germany
- AUTManNAO - Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- MRL-SPL - Qazvin Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
- RoboEireann - National University of Ireland, Maynooth
- Dutch Nao Team
- NTUPal Team - National Taiwan University, Taiwan