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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]
Year (Robot) | Host | Final | Third Place Match | Number of Teams | ||||
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Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | |||
1999 (AIBO) |
Stockholm - Sweden | LRP ![]() |
4-1 | rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
CMPack ![]() |
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2000 (AIBO) |
Melbourne - Australia | rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
10-0 | LRP ![]() |
CMPack ![]() |
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2001 (AIBO) |
Seattle - USA | rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
9-2 | CMPack ![]() |
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2002 (AIBO) |
Fukuoka/Busan - Japan/Korea Archived 2005-08-14 at the Wayback Machine | CMPack ![]() |
3-3 (2-1) | rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
NUbots ![]() |
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2003 (AIBO) |
Padua - Italy | rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
4-3 | UPennalizers ![]() |
NUbots ![]() |
4-1 | CMPack ![]() |
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2004 (AIBO) |
Lisbon - Portugal | GermanTeam ![]() |
5-3 | UTS Unleashed! ![]() |
NUbots ![]() |
5-4 | UPennalizers ![]() |
23 |
2005 (AIBO) |
Osaka - Japan | GermanTeam ![]() |
4-3 (2-2) | NUbots ![]() |
rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
8-0 | CMDash ![]() |
24 |
2006 (AIBO) |
Bremen - Germany | NUbots ![]() |
7-3 | rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
Microsoft Hellhounds ![]() |
6-0 | GermanTeam ![]() |
24 |
2007 (AIBO) |
Atlanta - USA | Northern Bites ![]() |
5-1 | NUbots ![]() |
CMDash ![]() |
3-3 (6-5) | WrightEagle ![]() |
24 |
2008 (AIBO) |
Suzhou - China Archived 2019-04-17 at the Wayback Machine | GermanTeam ![]() |
5-0 | UTS-USTC WrightEagle Unleashed! ![]() ![]() |
Northern Bites ![]() |
3-1 | UT Austin Villa ![]() |
10 |
2008 (Nao) |
NUManoids ![]() ![]() |
1-0 (0-0) | GTCMUnited ![]() |
Kouretes ![]() |
1-0 (0-0) | Humboldt ![]() |
15 | |
2009 (Nao) |
Graz - Austria | B-Human,![]() |
5-0 | Northern Bites ![]() |
Nao Devils Dortmund ![]() |
4-1 | UT Austin Villa ![]() |
24 |
2010 (Nao) |
Singapore | B-Human,![]() |
6-1 | rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
UT Austin Villa ![]() |
5-1 | CMurfs ![]() |
23 |
2011 (Nao) |
Istanbul - Turkey | B-Human,![]() |
11-1 | Nao Devils Dortmund ![]() |
NTU Robot PAL ![]() |
4-2 | Nao-Team HTWK ![]() |
27 [5] |
2012 (Nao) |
Mexico City - Mexico | UT Austin Villa ![]() |
4-2 | B-Human,![]() |
rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
11-1 | Nao-Team HTWK ![]() |
25 [6] |
2013 (Nao) |
Eindhoven - The Netherlands | B-Human,
|
6-2 | Nao-Team HTWK, ![]() |
UT Austin Villa ![]() |
4-0 | rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
22 [7] |
2014 (Nao) |
Joao Pessoa - Brazil | rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
5-1 | Nao-Team HTWK, ![]() |
B-Human, ![]() |
7-0 | UChile ![]() |
20[8] |
2015 (Nao) |
Hefei, China | UNSW Sydney ![]() |
3-1 | B-Human, ![]() |
Nao-Team HTWK, ![]() |
3-1 | UChile ![]() |
20[9] |
2016 (Nao) |
Leipzig, Germany | B-Human, ![]() |
3-0 (0-0) | UT Austin Villa ![]() |
Nao-Team HTWK, ![]() |
4-1 | UChile ![]() |
24[10] |
2017 (Nao) |
Nagoya, Japan | B-Human, ![]() |
2-1 | Nao-Team HTWK, ![]() |
Nao Devils Dortmund ![]() |
6-2 | UT Austin Villa ![]() |
24[11] |
2018 (Nao) |
Montreal, Canada | Nao-Team HTWK, ![]() |
1-0 | B-Human, ![]() |
TJArk, ![]() |
2-0 | HULKs ![]() |
21[12] |
2019 (Nao) |
Sydney, Australia | B-Human, ![]() |
2-1 | Nao-Team HTWK, ![]() |
rUNSWift (UNSW Sydney) ![]() |
11-2 | Nao Devils Dortmund ![]() |
20[13] |
Technical Challenges Results [4]
Year (Robot) | Host | First | Second | Third |
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1999 (AIBO) |
Stockholm - Sweden | rUNSWift ![]() |
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2000 (AIBO) |
Melbourne - Australia Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine | rUNSWift ![]() |
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2001 (AIBO) |
Seattle - USA | rUNSWift ![]() |
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2002 (AIBO) |
Fukuoka/Busan Japan/Korea Archived 2005-08-14 at the Wayback Machine | rUNSWift ![]() |
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2003 (AIBO) |
Padua - Italy | rUNSWift ![]() |
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2004 (AIBO) |
Lisbon - Portugal | UTS Unleashed! ![]() |
ARAIBO ![]() |
ASURA ![]() |
2005 (AIBO) |
Osaka - Japan | Cerberus ![]() |
NUBots ![]() |
ARAIBO ![]() GermanTeam |
2006 (AIBO) |
Bremen - Germany | Microsoft Hellhounds ![]() |
ASURA ![]() |
Dutch AIBO Team ![]() |
2007 (AIBO) |
Atlanta - USA | GermanTeam ![]() |
Jolly Pochie ![]() |
UT Austin Villa ![]() |
2008 (AIBO) |
Suzhou - China Archived 2019-04-17 at the Wayback Machine | |||
2008 (Nao) |
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2009 (Nao) |
Graz - Austria | B-Human ![]() Nao-Team HTWK ![]() |
Nao Devils ![]() Nao Team Humboldt ![]() | |
2010 (Nao) |
Singapore | rUNSWift ![]() |
UT Austin Villa ![]() |
CMurfs ![]() |
2011 (Nao) |
Istanbul - Turkey | RoboEireann ![]() |
Noxious-Kouretes ![]() ![]() |
rUNSWift ![]() |
2012 (Nao) |
Mexico City - Mexico | Nao Team Humboldt ![]() |
rUNSWift ![]() |
B-Human ![]() |
2013 (Nao) |
Eindhoven - The Netherlands | B-Human ![]() |
Nao-Team HTWK ![]() |
Nao Devils Dortmund ![]() rUNSWift ![]() |
2014 (Nao) |
Joao Pessoa - Brazil | B-Human ![]() |
Austrian Kangaroos ![]() |
HULKs ![]() |
2015 (Nao) |
Hefei, China | B-Human ![]() |
Nao Devils ![]() |
WrightOcean ![]() |
2016 (Nao) |
Leipzig, Germany | Nao Devils ![]() |
HULKs ![]() |
B-Human ![]() |
Drop-In Competition Results [4]
Year | Host | First | Second | Third | Best Drop-In Only Team |
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2014 | Joao Pessoa - Brazil | B-Human ![]() |
Nao-Team HTWK ![]() |
Nao Devils Dortmund ![]() |
UnBeatables ![]() |
2015 | Hefei, China | Nao-Team HTWK ![]() |
B-Human ![]() |
Nao Devils Dortmund ![]() |
UnBeatables ![]() |
2016 | Leipzig, Germany | B-Human ![]() |
Nao-Team HTWK ![]() |
UT Austin Villa ![]() |
UnBeatables ![]() |
League Photos
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 |
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1999 | AIBO ERS-110 | 3 | 180 cm × 280 cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2000 | AIBO ERS-110 | 3 | 180 cm × 280 cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2001 | AIBO ERS-210 | 3 | 180 cm × 280 cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2002 | AIBO ERS-210 | 4 | 270 cm × 420 cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2003 | AIBO ERS-210A SuperCore | 4 | 270 cm × 420 cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2004 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 270 cm × 420 cm | Yes | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2005 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 400 cm x 600 cm | No | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2006 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 400 cm x 600 cm | No | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2007 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 400 cm x 600 cm | No | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2008 | AIBO ERS-7 | 5 | 400 cm x 600 cm | No | 2 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2008 | NAO V2 | 2 | 440 cm x 680 cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2009 | NAO V3 | 3 | 540 cm x 740 cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2010 | NAO V3 Plus | 3 | 540 cm x 740 cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2011 | Nao V3.3 | 4 | 540 cm x 740 cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
2012 | Nao 4 | 4 | 540 cm x 740 cm | No | 0 | Orange | Yellow | Even & Bright |
2013 | Nao 4 | 5 | 600 cm x 900 cm | No | 0 | Orange | Yellow | Even & Bright |
2014 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600 cm x 900 cm | No | 0 | Orange | Yellow | Even & Bright |
2015 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600 cm x 900 cm | No | 0 | Orange | White | Even & Bright |
2016 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600 cm x 900 cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Even & Bright |
2017 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600 cm x 900 cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Natural elements |
2018 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 | 600 cm x 900 cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Natural elements |
2019 | Nao 6 or earlier | 5 | 600 cm x 900 cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Natural elements |
Robots
2008–present Aldebaran Robotics humanoid NAO robots.[16]
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.
- ↑ "RoboCup 2010: Could Robot versus Human be Far Behind? [Slide Show]". Scientific American.
- 1 2 3 4 "Robocup – Standard Platform League". Tzi.de. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ↑ "RoboCup Standard Platform League".
- ↑ "RoboCup Standard Platform League".
- ↑ "RoboCup Standard Platform League".
- ↑ "RoboCup Standard Platform League".
- ↑ "RoboCup Standard Platform League".
- ↑ "RoboCup Standard Platform League".
- ↑ "Qualification Decisions for the International SPL 2017 – RoboCup Standard Platform League".
- ↑ "Standard Platform League Results 2018 – RoboCup Standard Platform League".
- ↑ "Standard Platform League Results 2019 – RoboCup Standard Platform League".
- ↑ "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