RoboCup Standard Platform League
The RoboCup Standard Platform League is one of several leagues within RoboCup, an international competition with autonomous robotic soccer matches as the main event.
Overview
In the Standard Platform League all teams use identical robots, allowing the teams concentrate on software development rather than the mechanics of robots. 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 tournaments
Technical Challenges Results
| Year | Host | First | Second | Third |
| 1999 | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| 2001 | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| 2003 | ||||
| 2004 | ASURA | |||
| 2005 | and GermanTeam | |||
| 2006 | Microsoft Hellhounds | ASURA | Dutch AIBO Team | |
| 2007 | GermanTeam | Jolly Pochie | ||
| 2008 | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| 2009 | and | Nao Devils and Nao Team Humboldt | ||
| 2010 | CMurfs | |||
| 2011 | RoboEireann | Noxious-Kouretes and | ||
| 2012 | Nao Team Humboldt | |||
| 2013 | Nao Devils Dortmund and | |||
| 2014 | Austrian Kangaroos | HULKs | ||
| 2015 | Nao Devils | WrightOcean | ||
| 2016 | Nao Devils | HULKs |
Drop-In Competition Results
| Year | Host | First | Second | Third |
| 2014 | Nao Devils Dortmund | |||
| 2015 | Nao Devils Dortmund | |||
| 2016 |
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
- 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
- RoboCup
| Year | Robots | Team size | Field Size | Walls | Beacons | Ball | Goals | Lighting |
| 1999 | AIBO ERS-110 | 3 | 180cm × 280cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2000 | AIBO ERS-110 | 3 | 180cm × 280cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2001 | AIBO ERS-210 | 3 | 180cm × 280cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2002 | AIBO ERS-210 | 4 | 270cm × 420cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2003 | AIBO ERS-210A SuperCore | 4 | 270cm × 420cm | Yes | 6 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2004 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 270cm × 420cm | Yes | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2005 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 400cm x 600cm | No | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2006 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 400cm x 600cm | No | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2007 | AIBO ERS-7 | 4 | 400cm x 600cm | No | 4 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2008 | AIBO ERS-7 | 5 | 400cm x 600cm | No | 2 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2008 | NAO V2 | 2 | 440cm x 680cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2009 | NAO V3 | 3 | 540cm x 740cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2010 | NAO V3 Plus | 3 | 540cm x 740cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2011 | Nao V3.3 | 4 | 540cm x 740cm | No | 0 | Orange | Blue & Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2012 | Nao 4 | 4 | 540cm x 740cm | No | 0 | Orange | Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2013 | Nao 4 | 5 | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Orange | Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2014 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Orange | Yellow | Even & Bright |
| 2015 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Orange | White | Even & Bright |
| 2016 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Even & Bright |
| 2017 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 + Coach | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Natural elements |
| 2018 | Nao 4 or Nao 5 | 5 | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Natural elements |
| 2019 | Nao 6 or earlier | 5 | 600cm x 900cm | No | 0 | Black and White | White | Natural elements |
Robots
1999-2008 Sony AIBO.2008–Present Aldebaran Robotics humanoid NAO robots.
Technologies
Control of the robots relies on several areas of robotics, including- 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