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<span class="">* 2nd Call for Participation – New Submission Deadlines *<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">RoboCup 2025</span>
<div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
</span>Humanoid Soccer Competition <a href="https://humanoid.robocup.org/" class="">
https://humanoid.robocup.org/</a></div>
<div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">July 15 - 21, 2025, Salvador, Brazil<br class="">
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</span><span class="">The RoboCup Humanoid League invites teams to apply for participation at the </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">RoboCup 2025 Humanoid Soccer Competition in Salvador, Brazil.<br class="">
</span><br class="">
<div class="">The Humanoid League will host competitions in the following categories:<br class="">
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* KidSize: 40 - 100cm robot height (FIFA size 1 ball)<br class="">
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* AdultSize: 100 - 200cm robot height (FIFA size 5 ball) <br class="">
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For more detailed class definitions, please refer to the humanoid league home page at
<a href="https://humanoid.robocup.org/" class="">https://humanoid.robocup.org/</a> <br class="">
<br class="">
Teams do not need to provide a full robot team to apply for competing in the Humanoid Soccer Competition. </div>
<div class=""><span class="">The qualifying round of Drop-In games will be played with only one robot per team. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Teams that cannot provide a full team of robots (four robots in KidSize and two in AdultSize) </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">will be grouped to form a playable team for the main tournament games. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Teams are also encouraged to form and apply as joint teams. Joint proposals will be judged on their combined merit.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">In case of a sufficient number of qualified teams, the sub-leagues (KidSize and/or AdultSize) </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">will be divided into League A and League B. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Teams are seeded into the leagues based on the results of an initial round of Drop-In games.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">For the qualification process, teams must provide the following material:<br class="">
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</span><span class="">1) Robot Video<br class="">
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</span><span class="">Teams need to provide a video of their robot demonstrating the robots' autonomous soccer playing skills.<br class="">
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</span><span class="">The recommended skills needed for qualification are:<br class="">
</span><span class="">* localization of unknown ball position,<br class="">
</span><span class="">* walking ability towards the ball,<br class="">
</span><span class="">* robot positioning at the ball for kicking,<br class="">
</span><span class="">* kicking the ball towards the goal,<br class="">
</span><span class="">* ability of getting up autonomously from a fall (KidSize only)<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">We encourage teams to include in the video more complex and intelligent behavior such as demonstrating localization, </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">and robots playing in a game, recordings from actual soccer matches are admissible. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">If possible, please provide footage that demonstrates the robot behavior without wires attached.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">The qualification video must be supplied as a link via YouTube. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">The maximum duration of the video must not exceed 5 minutes. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">The qualifying team is responsible to ensure that the video adheres to YouTube's TOS (especially in regard to music copyright) </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">to prevent the video from being blocked for the reviewers. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Teams that do not provide a qualification video or a viewable video will not be qualified!<br class="">
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</span><span class="">2) Software Description<br class="">
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</span><span class="">During the registration process, a form will be provided to submit details about the algorithms </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">used or anticipated to be used </span>for the participation in the 2025 competition. </div>
<div class="">Algorithms shall be described in such detail that they can be reproduced by other teams.</div>
<div class=""><span class="">If software from other teams or standard algorithms are used, references need to be included. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">If the algorithm has been adapted </span>to be used in the competition, those deviations need to be </div>
<div class="">described in appropriate details.</div>
<div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">The form will include questions in the following areas:<br class="">
</span>* Walking<span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">* Vision<br class="">
</span><span class="">* Localization<br class="">
</span><span class="">* Team Communication<br class="">
</span><span class="">* Behavior<br class="">
</span><span class="">* Contributions to the RoboCup community, e.g. software releases, paper publications, provision of league infrastructure or data sets<br class="">
</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">Responses to the questions are expected to reflect the current or anticipated status </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">of the software during the RoboCup 2025 competition. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">If the software has not changed or no changes are anticipated to be made until the competition, </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">teams may copy & paste a response from previously submitted material.<br class="">
</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">3) Extended Abstract<br class="">
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</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">A two-page extended abstract must be submitted. For teams which have previously participated in the Humanoid League, </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">the extended abstract needs to:<br class="">
</span><span class="">* include lessons learned from the participation in previous RoboCup competitions<br class="">
</span><span class="">* highlight major problems that the team is trying to solve for the upcoming competition<br class="">
</span><span class="">* outline the plans for the major changes that the teams anticipate to have implemented by the RoboCup 2025 competition<br class="">
</span><span class="">* describe the implementation status of the changes planned by the time of submitting the application<br class="">
</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">For teams which have never participated in the RoboCup Humanoid League, the Extended Abstract needs to pitch the scientific </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">aspects of their humanoid robotic system and highlight their research interests.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">The Extended Abstract is limited to 2 pages maximum and must be submitted in PDF format. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Extended Abstracts are designed to highlight the changes and scientific developments since the last RoboCup. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Thus, we expect the usage of material from previous TDPs or Extended Abstracts to be minimal. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">If used, they need to be cited appropriately. Submissions of last year's Extended Abstract will be desk-rejected.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">The Extended Abstract must follow the LNCS format which can be downloaded from </span></div>
<div class=""><a href="https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines" class="">https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines</a>. </div>
<div class="">Teams that do to follow the LNCS formatting and style guidelines will not be qualified. </div>
<div class="">No exceptions to this rule will be made.<br class="">
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4) Robot Specification<br class="">
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Regardless of the kid or adult size competition, a one-page specification (PDF) must be provided for each </div>
<div class="">different type of humanoid robot used by the team that includes the following:<br class="">
* Robot picture<br class="">
* Robot name<br class="">
* Height of the robot<br class="">
* Weight of the robot<br class="">
* Walking speed in cm/s<br class="">
* Number of degrees of freedom and type of motors on each kinematic chain of the robot<br class="">
* Type of sensors used (incl. type of camera(s) and specific manufacturer part number (e.g. “6-DoF IMU” is NOT an acceptable description)) <br class="">
* Computing unit(s)<br class="">
* Materials (e.g. Torso aluminum, legs and arms CFRP)<br class="">
* Electronics (e.g. CM730 for communicating with servos)<br class="">
* Battery (e.g. 3S1P 2200mAh LiPo)<br class="">
* Open Source link if applicable<br class="">
* Other specs<br class="">
<br class="">
5) Letter of Commitment<br class="">
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<br class="">
A one-page letter addressed to the RoboCup Humanoid League Technical Committee including the following:<br class="">
* a statement committing to participate in the RoboCup 2025 Humanoid League competition,<br class="">
* a statement committing to make a person with sufficient knowledge of the rules available as referee during the competition.<br class="">
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The letter must be signed (by hand or using a digital signature software as Adobe or DocuSign) by </div>
<div class=""><span class="">the team leader and submitted either as a JPG, PNG or PDF file. <br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">The TC may include the fulfillment of the statement of commitment of participation as well as the performance of the </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">team's referee in previous RoboCup competitions into consideration for qualification.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">Each application to the Humanoid Soccer Competition will be reviewed by two members of the </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Technical Committee and two other teams applying to the Humanoid Soccer Competition. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">The combined reviewing score will decide whether a team qualifies for participation.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">Reviewing other team's material is mandatory for teams that want to participate in the Humanoid Soccer Competition. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Failing to provide an adequate review by the provided deadline will have consequences for the team’s own qualification status.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">6) Rules<br class="">
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</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">The current version of the rules may be found here at the Humanoid League website:
<a href="https://humanoid.robocup.org/materials/rules/" class="">https://humanoid.robocup.org/materials/rules/</a>.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">We expect the final version of the 2025 rules to be published in early spring 2025.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">7) Registration<br class="">
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</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">The following information is required for registration:<br class="">
</span>* Team name<span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">* URL of the team's home page<br class="">
</span>* Name of team leader or team contact person<span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">* E-mail address of team leader or contact person<br class="">
</span>* Postal address of the team, team leader or contact person<span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">* Competition category: Humanoid Soccer Competition KidSize or AdultSize<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">Please note that teams applying for participation in several categories must submit individual application material for each class, </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">and pay the appropriate registration fee for each category. At least one team member must register on each team. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Furthermore, teams in different categories must be able to compete, and guarantee to have members acting as referees </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">available independently and at the same time.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">8) Plagiarism<br class="">
</span>---------------------------------------<span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">Plagiarism, loosely the unattributed use of other peoples' words, code, and ideas is not tolerated in the RoboCup community. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">See the point "Publishing Ethics" at <a href="https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines" class="">https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines</a>
for a more detailed description. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">The teams and team members that plagiarize another peoples' work and present it as their own will be disqualified. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">For a first offense, the team and team members will be banned from RoboCup competition for two years (usually the current and next year). </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Harsher penalties will be applied to repeat offenders or extremely serious cases of plagiarism. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">A team may be disqualified at any time for plagiarism, even after the competition has started. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">RoboCup will not reimburse teams for any expenses related to their disqualification.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">9) Online Submission<br class="">
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</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">All qualification material must be submitted online at:<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class=""><a href="https://submission.robocuphumanoid.com/login" class="">https://submission.robocuphumanoid.com/login</a><br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">Please be informed that the submission system has been updated and migrated to a new server. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Consequently, the system has been reset, and all account information has been deleted. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Therefore, it is necessary for all users to create new accounts on the system.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">10) Important Dates<br class="">
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</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">Humanoid Soccer Competition <br class="">
</span>* Submission system open: December 10th, 2024<span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">* Submission deadline: January 31th, 2025<br class="">
</span>* Team Review Period: February 3rd - 7th, 2025<span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">* Announcement of qualified teams: February 21th, 2025<br class="">
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</span><span class="">11) Publication<br class="">
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</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">Please note that after the announcement of the qualified teams the qualified teams submitted material will be </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">made publicly available on the Humanoid League website. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Teams applying for participation, therefore, implicitly grant the right of publication of their qualification material to the Humanoid League.<br class="">
<br class="">
</span><span class="">12) Visa Process<br class="">
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</span><span class=""><br class="">
</span><span class="">If you are a citizen of a country that needs a Visa for traveling to the Brazil, please start the VISA process as soon as you receive your notification of qualification. </span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">If you are not sure if you're eligible for a VISA-exempt, please consult the official website of the Brazilian government for information, </span></div>
<div class="">at <a href="https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/vistos/informacoes-sobre-vistos-para-estrangeiros-viajarem-ao-brasil" class="">
https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/vistos/informacoes-sobre-vistos-para-estrangeiros-viajarem-ao-brasil</a> </div>
<div class="">(Information is in English below each paragraph in Portuguese).<br class="">
<br class="">
For more information about the humanoid league, please refer to the humanoid league home page at </div>
<div class=""><a href="https://humanoid.robocup.org/" class="">https://humanoid.robocup.org/</a> and join the humanoid league mailing list at: <a href="https://lists.robocup.org/listinfo/robocup-humanoid" class="">https://lists.robocup.org/listinfo/robocup-humanoid</a> <br class="">
<br class="">
With best regards,<br class="">
Technical Committee of RoboCup Humanoid League 2025 </div>
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