Soccer robot
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A football robot is a specialized autonomous robot
and mobile robot
that is used to play variants of soccer.
The main organised competitions are RoboCup
or FIRA
tournaments played each year.
The RoboCup contest currently has a number of soccer leagues:
Additionally, there is a RoboCupJunior
league for younger students.
The qfix soccer robot "Terminator" is an omnidrive robot that can be used for RoboCup Junior
. It includes a kicker and a dribbler as well as a controller board with Atmel controller
.
The robot can be programmed using the GNU GCC
compiler from the PC.
which can be used as a radio-controller toy playing soccer with ping-pong balls. Gaining more experience in robotics the user can also implement C++ programs on the robot.
Autonomous robot
Autonomous robots are robots that can perform desired tasks in unstructured environments without continuous human guidance. Many kinds of robots have some degree of autonomy. Different robots can be autonomous in different ways...
and mobile robot
Mobile robot
A mobile robot is an automatic machine that is capable of movement in a given environment.-Overview:Mobile robots have the capability to move around in their environment and are not fixed to one physical location...
that is used to play variants of soccer.
The main organised competitions are RoboCup
RoboCup
RoboCup is an international robotics competition founded in 1997. The aim is to develop autonomous soccer robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence...
or FIRA
Federation of International Robot-soccer Association
or FIRA for short is an international organisation organising competitive soccer - usually 5-a-side - competitions between autonomous robots.FIRA was founded in 1997....
tournaments played each year.
The RoboCup contest currently has a number of soccer leagues:
- Simulation LeagueRoboCup Simulation LeagueThe RoboCup Simulation League is one of five soccer leagues within the RoboCup initiative.It is characterised by independently moving software players that play soccer on a virtual field inside a computer simulation....
- Small Size League
- Middle Size LeagueRoboCup Middle Size LeagueThe RoboCup Middle Size League or MSL is one of the RoboCup robot soccer leagues.Two teams of 5 mid-sized robots with all sensors on-board play soccer on a field...
- Four Legged League
- Humanoid League
Additionally, there is a RoboCupJunior
RoboCup Junior
RoboCup Junior is a division of RoboCup, a not-for-profit robotics organisation. It focuses on education and aims to introduce the larger goals of the RoboCup project to primary and secondary school aged children...
league for younger students.
qfix soccer robot
RoboCup Junior
RoboCup Junior is a division of RoboCup, a not-for-profit robotics organisation. It focuses on education and aims to introduce the larger goals of the RoboCup project to primary and secondary school aged children...
. It includes a kicker and a dribbler as well as a controller board with Atmel controller
Controller (computing)
In computing and especially in computer hardware, controller is a chip, an expansion card, or a stand-alone device that interfaces with a peripheral device...
.
The robot can be programmed using the GNU GCC
GNU Compiler Collection
The GNU Compiler Collection is a compiler system produced by the GNU Project supporting various programming languages. GCC is a key component of the GNU toolchain...
compiler from the PC.
Graupner RC-SOCCERBOT
The Graupner "RC-SOCCERBOT" is a mobile robot platform developed by qfixQfix robot kit
qfix robot kits are an education tool for teaching robotics. They are used in schools, high schools and mechatronics training in companies. However, the robot kits are also used by hobby robot builders....
which can be used as a radio-controller toy playing soccer with ping-pong balls. Gaining more experience in robotics the user can also implement C++ programs on the robot.