The annual RoboCup, a football competition for robots, has started again. The robotteam of the TU Eindhoven, Tech United plays in the Middle Size Robot League of the RoboCup Soccer competition for the title to win.
The 2011 edition is in the Turkish Istanbul held and Tech United is present to the championship to conquer. In the previous three years won the Eindhoven team the second place, but the four players and the keeper have this year the title conquer. The Turtle robots, as the players will be called this year off to a good start. For now, the team is still unbeaten in nine matches. The robots managed a whopping 71 times to score, while the goalkeeper is only one ball had to leave.
The Turtle team was also for the 2011 competition improved. As is especially the goalkeeper is highly modified: a front-facing camera is mounted, so that in particular, high balls can be traced. Also, the keeper is extended with a Kinect sensor, which allows the depth perception has improved. Also is a laser scanner used for the ball tracking. Given the number of goals to function the upgrades are excellent.
In another part, the @Home league, and perform the TU/e a little less. The robot in this competition, competing, Amigo, is turned off. In the @Home-league must be a robot to be useful in a realworld situation to prove it. So the robot should include recognize people and objects able to dodge. Also, objects must be picked up and taken away. Amigo knew small objects not to dodge during the Go Get It round in the league.
