The sights and sounds of RoboCup 2007

While you've already gotten a taste of the prep work involved at RoboCup 2007, we know a more multimedia-packed perspective of the gala is more likely to quench your appetite for roboto-a-roboto action. From mechanical canines bending it like Beckham to Wiimote-controlled AIBOs, Atlanta is the place to be if you're looking for all things robotic. Best of all, the gurus inside have translated their circuitry and programming skills over to the camera, and a well-stocked Flickr pool and YouTube library are already beginning to form. So go on, give the links below a gander, and be sure to check back as the week unfolds to catch even more of the madness at this year's RoboCup.

Read - Northern Bites Blog
Read - RoboCup 2007 Flickr pool
Read - RoboCup 2007 YouTube library

[kuonji @ Jul 4th 2007 2:35PM]

I was disappointed to find out that this event has nothing to do with new athletic supporter technology.

[Yoel Roth @ Jul 4th 2007 3:04PM]

In the spirit of nostalgia, here are a few videos I've had sitting around from Robocup 2002, which was in Fukuoka, Japan. My sister (at the time attending Carnegie Mellon University), was involved in developing that year's winning AIBO-league dogs. In these videos, they're the ones in blue..

http://yoel.onebrightlight.com/dump/robocup/abd.mp2 (the other team's goalie got confused)
http://yoel.onebrightlight.com/dump/robocup/abe.mp2 (the dogs have a victory dance when they win)
http://yoel.onebrightlight.com/dump/robocup/abf.mp2 (the dance is synchronized over the network)

[Jaime @ Jul 4th 2007 3:30PM]

I am curious. What is the RoboCup? It is about football?

[Evan @ Jul 4th 2007 5:33PM]

thats the fox theatre...i had a prom there and my brothers graduation was there just a few months ago. worthless piece of information.

[Craig @ Jul 4th 2007 10:05PM]

The Fox is among the most venerable of Atlanta landmarks. I remember going there on field trips in elementary school at Christmas to see the Nutcracker. More worthless information.

[stuart @ Jul 5th 2007 1:11AM]

Useful information:
RoboCup is an international competition of sorts that involves a wide range of robots from the microscale upward playing soccer. There are also other areas such as search and rescue that are not quite as much of draw.
I am currently taking classes at Georgia Tech (where the event is being hosted) so I get in for free! If anyone desperately needs a picture of something specific let me know (aka reply) and I will try my best to relay it to you or get it in the flickr pool.

[Travis @ Jul 5th 2007 5:03PM]

I've got some new pictures and videos from RoboCup here:

http://www.hizook.com/blog/2007/07/05/robocup-2007-4th-of-july

[bronim @ Jul 11th 2007 10:11AM]

Here is the Video of the Humanoid Soccer Final:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICgL1OWsn58

In the final match the titleholder Team Osaka (Japan) met team NimbRo from Freiburg University (Germany). The same two teams had met in the two previous years. The 2007 final was one of the best humanoid soccer games ever, if not the best. Team Osaka played with one goalie and one field player while NimbRo used two field players. The Osaka robots were very quick to approach the ball and to kick it across the field. The NimbRo robots excelled in one-on-one fights for the ball and also demonstrated nice team play. The exciting game was open until the end. The final score was 8:6 for NimbRo.

The NimbRo robots not only won the KidSize soccer competition, but also the TeenSize Penalty Kick, where they defeated Pal Technology (Spain) 5:4 in the final.

More information and images can be found here:
http://www.NimbRo.net

[overcoatc @ Jul 11th 2007 10:48AM]

I'd rather see Alison Krauss and Union Station.