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Road to the Robocup 2004

Posted by michael on from the football-without-feet dept.

RuiFerreira writes "Artificial Intelligence and Robotics researchers meet in Portugal from 27th June to 5th July in the 8th Robocup Football World Championships. RoboCup is an international research and education initiative. Its goal is to foster artificial intelligence and robotics research by providing a standard problem where a wide range of technologies can be examined and integrated. The RoboCup Federation proposed the ultimate goal of the RoboCup Initiative to be stated as follows: 'By 2050, a team of fully autonomous humanoid robot soccer players shall win a soccer game, complying with the official FIFA rules, against the winner of the most recent World Cup of Human Soccer.' Robocup has an exciting programme including RoboCup Symposium, the RoboCup Soccer (humanoid, middle-size, small-size, 4-legged, simulation), the RoboCup Rescue (real and simulated robots) and the RoboCup Junior (dance, soccer and rescue) competitions. The robotic competitions will take place at Pavilion 4 of Lisbon Industry Fair located at the Parque das Nações, the site of the 1998 World Exposition (EXPO'98)."

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  1. pics & videos by rd4tech · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.robocup2004.pt/imgs/demos/segway-with-b all.jpg
    http://www.fair.or.jp/robocup/2004/photo. htm

  2. robo rules 2004 by rd4tech · · Score: 4, Informative

    ruls

  3. Re:film at 11:00... by obey13 · · Score: 2, Informative

    If your going to do the joke, you might as well do it right I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

    --
    Oh my, I think Dave just turned into a bear.
  4. Re:a GOAL! by betelgeuse-4 · · Score: 2, Informative

    That would be a breach of FIFA rules. Really, it would.

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    Decode these
  5. Don't forget the simulation league. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is the server for the simulation league. I helped code a team for one of my college classes; it was pathetic :). The University of Amsterdam Trilean team has won three years straight. You should check it out; their team kicks some serious ass. If you're interested in the simulation league, be sure to check out the publications by the Trilearn team. The Master's thesis especially is a must read for anyone attempting to write a client. Tons of information on everything from self-localization to optimal-pass-determination.

  6. Do keep up. by Chuck+Chunder · · Score: 2, Informative
    taking off the shirt is considered acceptable behaviour again.
    From July 1st it must be punished. FIFA evidently have a lot of time on their hands. The PDF is a bit of a laugh too.

    "Removing one's shirt after scoring is unnecessary and players should avoid such excessive displays of joy."

    Boring fuckers.
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    Boffoonery - downloadable Comedy Benefit for Bletchley Park
  7. Re:Sounds easy. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    It's funny how every englishman on the streets of Lisbon that night were all about fair play and congratulating us.

    But then there are always those few that rather overlook what is obvious and claim that they were robbed. Hurray for the pitiful The Sun mentality.