This work introduces the new sub-league of the RoboCup Soccer Simulation League, called Physical Visualization. We show how the fundamental collaborative concepts of this new sub-league shift essential research issues from the playing agents themselves to the development of a new versatile research and educational platform. Additionally, we discuss benefits of this new platform in terms of stan...

RoboCup is an initiative aimed at advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics research. This paper first provides an overview of a robotic soccer competition hosted by RoboCup called the Small Size League. It then documents the design and implementation of an AI framework used by a team at the University of British Columbia which is aiming to compete in the Small Size League. Finally, i...

RoboCup offers a set of benchmark problems for Artificial Intelligence in form of official world championships since 1997. The most tactical advanced and richest in terms of behavioural complexity of these is the 2D Soccer Simulation League, a simulated robotic soccer competition. BetaRun is a new attempt combining both machine learning and manual programming approaches, with the ultimate goal ...

This study investigated pre-competition physiological and psychological states of eighteen elite soccer players. Salivary cortisol was assessed during a non- training day and before three league games. Affective states (unpleasant and pleasant, somatic and transactional emotions) were evaluated using the Tension and Effort-Stress Inventory before the three league games. Participants formed 2 gr...

This document describes the RoboCup Humanoid League team NimbRo KidSize of Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany, which is qualified for the competition to be held in Atlanta in July 2007. Our team uses self-constructed robots for playing soccer. The paper describes the mechanical and electrical design of the robots. It also covers the software used for perception, behavior control, commu...

This document describes the RoboCup Humanoid League team NimbRo TeenSize of Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany, as required by the qualification procedure for the competition to be held in Eindhoven in June 2013. Our team uses selfconstructed robots for playing soccer. This paper describes the mechanical and electrical design of the robots. It also covers the software used ...

This document describes the RoboCup Humanoid League team NimbRoKidSize of Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany, as required by the qualification procedure for the competition to be held in Graz in July 2009. Our team uses self-constructed robots for playing soccer. The paper describes the mechanical and electrical design of the robots. It also covers the software used for per...

The RoboCup Middle-Size League (MSL) is one of the founding leagues of the annual RoboCup competition. Ever since its birth it has been a league where development of hardand software happens simultaneously in a real-world decentralized multi-robot soccer setting. Over the years the MSL achieved scientific results in robust design of mechatronic systems, sensor-fusion, tracking, world modelling ...

purpose :   despite numerous studies which have been done regarding soccer injuries worldwide, there is lack of available data considering the epidemiology of injuries in the iranian soccer premier league , although it is the most popular sport in the country. t he main goal of this research was to determine the incidence of physical injuries in the studied population, considering other charact...

The research of autonomous robots is one of the most important challenges in recent years. Among the numerous robot researches, the humanoid robot soccer competition is very popular. The robot soccer players rely on their vision systems very intensively when they are in the unpredictable and dynamic environments. This work proposes a simple and real-time object recognition system for the RoboCu...